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CONTAINING 

ALL THE LECTURES & EXOTERIC 
CEREMONIALS, 

MADE USE OF IN CONFERRING THE 

Mtopiib* Gtgxtts of fuasxmrg 

CONSISTING OF THE 

Eastern Star, Mason's Daughter, Kindred 
Degree, Good Samaritan, 

AND 
HEROINES OP 1 JERICHO. 



By G-. W. BROWN, M. A. 

ANN ARBOR: 

PRESS OF DR. A, W. CHASE, MAIN STREET. 

1866. 



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Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1866, 

By G. W. BROWN, 

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United 
States for the Eastern District of Michigan. 



PREFACE. 



In offering this little volume to the Fraternity, I feel 
as though an apology is due for the many imperfec- 
tions it may contain. No Manual of the kind has ever 
been issued before, and consequently the author of 
this work has been compelled to rely exclusively upon 
his own resources and investigations. With the sin- 
gle exception of the Eastern Star Degree, the lectures 
are for the first time published ; heretofore, they have 
been communicated only from one Mason to another, 
by verbal recitations. I have carefully examined and 
revised these lectures, have separated the esoteric 
from the exoteric work, and published only that which 
may be read by the uninitiated without prejudice to 
the Fraternity. In the opinion of the compiler of this 
work, some changes in the lectures were deemed 
necessary, and also the addition of some new 
matter. But only such changes were made and mat- 
tar added as was deemed indispensable. Hoping and 
trusting that my well-meant endeavors will meet with 
the approval of the Fraternity, I leave the work in 
their hands, well knowing that the broad mantle of 
Masonic charity will excuse a multitude of errors. 
THE COMPILER, 



The Landmarks of the Adoptive 
Degrees of Masonry. 



1. None but Master Masons are authorized to con- 
fer any of the Adoptive Degrees of Masonry, as no 
other person can know Masonically whether the aspi- 
rants are entitled to receive them. 

2. They can only be conferred on persons known 
>Iasonically to the patron to be Master Masons in 
good standing, and upon the wives, widows, sisters 
and daughters of Master Masons, vouched for as such. 

3. The Eastern Star Degree cannot be conferred 
unless there are five or more ladies present. It mat- 
ters not whether a part of them have already received 
the degree, or not. The only question is, are there 
five or more ladies present, and of the proper relation- 
ship to the Fraternity ? As many Master Masons may 
attend as convenient, the more the better. The re- 
striction as to the number of ladies required to bo 
present, is only applied to the Eastern Star Degree. • 

4. Unmarried ladies must be eighteen years of age, 
or upward. Moral character must be strictly consid- 
ered. Mason's widows who have married persons not 
Masons, are excluded. Daughters and sisters who 
have married persons not Masons, can receive the 
degree at the discretion of the patron ; but, in general, 



it Is advised that they thould not. All Master Ma- 
•one in good standing may and ought to receive them, 
and become expert in their means of recognition. 

5. A secluded apartment must be procured for con- 
ferring these degrees. It is not essential that this 
ehould be the Lodge Room, although the Lodge Room 
is often the most convenient and secure place that can 
be found. But a parlor, or retired sitting room, or a 
church in which the blinds can be perfectly closed, 
may be used, if thought proper to do so. 

6. No change of any of the signs, passes, or means 
of recognition must be allowed under any circum- 
stances. A perfect unanimity in all these things 
must be maintained. 

7. The Good Samaritan and Heroines of Jericho arc 
confined to Royal Arch Masons and their wives, wid- 
ows, sisters and daughters. These degrees are sub- 
ject to the same rules and regulations that the Kindred 
Degree, Mason's Daughter and Eastern Star are, 
except only they are confined to Royal Arch Masonry, 
while the latter are conferred on and chiefly used by 
the brethren of Symbolic Masonry and the female 
members of their families. 

8. No fees are ever allowed for conferring any of 
these degrees. They are strictly honorary, and aro 
given by Masons to such ladies as sustain the proper 
relationship to the order, and are deemed worthy. 



RUTH 



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MANUAL 



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Ladies : 

We have invited you here for a 
double purpose. First, that we may 
take the opportunity to inform you as 
to your true relationship to the Mason- 
ic fraternity, and thus remove any pre- 
judices that you may have entertained 
against us ; and Second, to confer upon 
you, if you wish it, the beautiful, in- 
structive and religious Degree of the 
Eastern Star. We take it as a com- 
pliment to the Freemasons, that you 
have accepted our invitation, and come 
together, and we will endeavor to 
make this meeting pleasing and in- 
structive to you all 



Every body present knows that Free- 
masons set a great value upon their 
mysteries. They put themselves to 
much trouble and expense to attend 
their Lodges, and they prove by their 
words and actions that Masonry is im- 
planted in their affections. It must be 
plain enough to every wife and daugh- 
ter, and sister of a Mason, that there 
is something in Masonry, known only 
to the brethren, which is very delight- 
ful and precious to them. This often- 
times provokes the question, of what 
use is Masonry to the Ladies ? As it 
separates man and wife to some extent, 
by giving the man certain secrets and 
duties which the wife cannot share, 
the Ladies sometimes take umbrage 
against Masonry, and even become its 
enemies and oppose it violently as 
something contrary to the laws of 
God and ^man. A little knowledge, 
however, of the real nature and pur- 



poses of Masonry will remove all thia 
prejudice, if there is any of it existing 
in the minds of any of you. 

Masons love and cherish their Soci- 
ety above all others, "because it makes 
them better, wiser and happier. Bet- 
ter, for it teaches morality, virtue, tem- 
perance, economy, charity and justice 
to ail men. Wiser, for it imparts 
to them knowledge that is weighty, 
solemn and important ; knowledge 
that has been handed down from age 
to age for nearly three thousand years. 
Happier, for it makes them acquainted 
with and puts them in social connexion 
with the purest and best men in every 
section of the country. Is it any won- 
der then, Ladies* that Masons love Ma- 
sonry ! 

If a Mason is assailed in character, 
every other Mason is prompt to defend 
him, if innocent. If he is attacked in 
person, he finds defenders. If he is 



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distressed for means, poor and in want, 
having been reduced by misfortune, 
his brethren share their abundance 
with him. If traveling in a foreign 
land, he falls sick, or in distress, though 
all around him may be strangers, the 
Masons are no strangers to Mm. They 
are Brothers, and will be as kind to 
him as though they had known him all 
his life. If he dies, the fraternity will 
bear his body to its last resting place 
and drop an honest tear to his memory. 
Is it any wonder, then, Ladies, that 
Masons love Masonry ! 

But now it is necessary that we 
should show you w r hy Ladies too, 
should love Masonry, and should be, 
as many of them are, its warmest 
friends and defenders. I will answer 
the question that is often asked, of 
what use is Masonry to the female 
sex ? 

Ladies, you are connected to Mason- 



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ry by ties far more intimate and tert^ 
der than you are aware of, or than 1 
can even inform you of. The widow 
and orphan daughter of a Master Ma- 
son takes the place of the husband and 
father in the affections and good deeds 
of the Lodge. If their character is 
unjustly assailed, (and oh I how often 
the character of the most virtuous and 
pure is assailed by the foul tongue of 
slander !) the brethren will defend 
them. If they are in want, distressed 
for the necessities of life, the brethren 
will divide their means with them. If 
traveling at a distance from home they 
find themselves sick and in want, 
among strangers, they have but to 
make themselves known as the widow 
or the orphan daughter of a worthy 
Master Mason, and lo, the hand of re- 
lief is stretched out towards them ! 
The kind voice of sympathy is heard 
to cheer them ! They are no longer 



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Strangers but friends, dear friends, and 
thus they are" constrained to bless our 
Society whose kind deeds are not con- 
fined to the narrow limits of home. 

Ladies, I draw no fancy sketch, I 
speak of what has happened, of what 
is happening every day. The Widow 
has been provided with a home, — her 
children educated and reared up to 
honorable stations, — ier own heart 
cheered and comforted by the blessed 
influences of Masonry ; and this so 
often in every Lodge in the land, that 
were it our custom to publish abroad 
such things, a volume might be made 
up every year of these deeds of heav- 
enly beneficence. 

These, then, Ladies, are the reasons 
why we think you should be the most 
devoted friends that Masonry posses- 
ses. To you is given all the advan- 
tages of the society, its shield of pro- 
tection, its hand of relief, and its voice 



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of sympathy, — while we do not require 
of you any of the labor or expense of 
sustaining it. The only Masonic privi- 
lege that is denied to you, is the privi- 
lege of visiting the Lodge, and this 
would be of no advantage to you, even 
if it were possible to grant it, but it 
would awaken tlie voice of scandal 
against you from a censorious world, 
and thus produce far more pain to 
your kind and amiable hearts than it 
could possibly afford you pleasure. 
Females cannot he made JIasons. 
This is a rule that has been handed 
down with the other rules of IlTasonry 
three thousand years. Each Mason 
present pledged himself before he was 
admitted into the Lodge, that he would 
never allow any of the ancient rules 
of Masonry to be changed, and this is 
one of them. Therefore we cannot 
invite you to visit our Lodges. But 
as I have told you, we can, and do, and 



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will share with you in all the solid 
privileges and benefits of Masonry, 
and thus practically unite you with us 
in this great, this glorious, this heav- 
enly work of doing good. Is it any 
wonder then, Ladies, that we expect 
you to be the friends of Masonry ! 

The only objection that can be ad- 
vanced against what I have said is 
this : how is a lady, traveling among 
strangers, and finding herself in want 
of friends, to make herself known as 
the wife, widow, sister or daughter of 
a Master Mason? Unless she has some- 
thing more than her mere word to offer 
those to whom she applies, they will 
be slow to believe her statements. The 
country is full of imposters, women as 
well as men. Almost every charitable 
person has been imposed upon, not 
once only, but many times. The Lady 
therefore, who has the relationship to 
Masonry that you possess, needs, in 



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such a ease, some particular means of 
recognition ; some means of making 
herself known to Master Masons, which 
no other person can understand ; some 
method, perfect, modest and proper, 
easily practised and easily understood. 
Is there anything of this sort ? I im- 
agine you asking me, is there any 
means long tried and proved, which a 
lady can learn, and by due practice, 
remember, so that if suddenly called 
upon, she can put it into use with con- 
fidence that it will prove effectual ? I 
answer there is just such a method, and 
one principal object of our meeting 
here to-day is to teach you that meth- 
od if you will receive it. The Degree 
is called the Eastern Star. It has 
signs and passes, and means of recog- 
nition which have been tried in a thou- 
sand cases, and proved to be exactly 
what a lady needs in the cases I have 
mentioned. The Signs, which are for 



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a Lady's use, are easily learned and 
remembered. The passes which Ma- 
sons use in answer to the signs, are 
equally so. The other means of recog- 
nition, by the aid of the Signet, which 
every lady ought to possess, are not 
easily forgotten ; and the whole system 
is available for practical use at all 
times when required. 

And there is one great merit in the 
Eastern Star degree, which if there 
were no other, would render it worthy 
of your favor ; it is so pure, so grace- 
ful and so religious. It gives the his- 
tory of that heroic daughter of Jeph- 
thah, doomed to die for her father's 
sake. It tells us of Ruth, the harvest 
gleaner in the field of Boaz, who for- 
sook all things to dwell among the 
people of God. It speaks of Esther, 
that noble daughter of bondage, who 
so bravely resolved to share the for- 
tunes of the exiles of Israel. It tells 



11 

us of Martha, the faithful servant of 
Christ, mourning the loss of her broth- 
er, yet keeping her faith in her Savi- 
our. And finally, it thrills us with an 
account of that devoted Christian, 
Electa, who above all women suffered 
for her Master's sake, the loss of home, 
character, family, wealth and life itself. 
These are the lessons, Ladies, that I 
offer you in the Eastern Star, if you 
will receive them, and nothing more 
pure or beautiful ever emanated from 
the human heart than these are. 



II. 

But before 1 can communicate to 
you the secrets of the Eastern Star 
Degree whereby you can make your- 
selves known to Masons, it is necessary 
that each of you should make a solemn 
pledge of honor, that those secrets 
shall be kept inviolably in your posses- 
sion. For any one of you to go out 
and expose to others what we so se- 
cretly tell you here, would not only be 
fatal to your own character for truth, 
but would destroy all the advantages 
of the Degree itself. Its great value 
consists in its being kept in the hands 
of proper persons. I am happy to in- 
form you that although many thou- 
sands of Ladies have received it, and 



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they, scattered through every section 
of the country, no instance is on re- 
cord of any Lady having dishonorably 
exposed it. Nor indeed do we fear 
that such a misfortune can ever occur. 
A Lady who makes us a pledge of 
honor, such as I require of you, 
pledges her very soul ; the honor of a 
woman is more to her than life itself. 
Those of you, therefore, who give us 
such security may safely be trusted 
with our most cherished secrets. 

The pledge that we require of you 
is in this form. I repeat it to you now 
for your consideration. [Here let the 
Patron repeat it as given on tlie next 
page,'] If any of you are unwilling to 
make so solemn a pledge of honor, 
you will take the occasion to retire 
from the room while I address a few 
words to my Brother Masons. 

My Brethren ! I have thus far con- 
fined my remarks to the ladies, whose 
coming together to-day we all feel ti 



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be a compliment to us. You know 
and can testify that all my statements 
as to the principles of Masonry and 
i:s advantages to its members, are true, 
and that these Ladies do stand in the 
close relationship to our fraternity 
that I have described. I will now ex- 
plain to you that none but the Wives, 
Widows, Sisters and Daughters of 
Master Masons, and they to be eigh- 
teen years of age and upwards, are 
entitled to receive the Eastern Star 
Degree, and that it must never be con- 
ferred unless there are five or more 
such Ladies present. Every Master 
Mason who will put himself to the 
trouble of learning the Eastern Star 
Degree thoroughly, has the same right 
to confer it that I have. Each of you 
must pledge himself, if you wish to 
receive it. Please to arise. 

So many of you, ray Brethren, as 
will pledge the honor of a Master Ma- 



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son, never to confer or be present at 
the conferring of the Eastern Star De- 
gree, except under the restrictions men- 
tioned, will raise your right hands, 
[See that each one does it] Thank 
you, Brothers, be seated.. [Turn again 
to the Ladies.] 

Ladies, I now take it for granted 
that you who have remained are pre- 
pared to give this pledge of honor 
which I repeated to you. Please to 
rise. 

So many of you, Ladies, as ivill 
pledge the sacred honor of a woman 
never to communicate improperly the 
secrets of the Eastern Star Degree, will 
raise your right hands. [See that 
each one does it] Ladies, I thank 
you. Be seated. I have no longer 
any hesitation in saying anything be- 
fore you concerning this Degree, for I 
know that my confidence will not be 
violated. 



III. 

The first thing to which I call your 
attention is the Signet of the Eastern 
Star. This is prepared with a view 
to assist the memory after a person 
has taken the degree. It is well 
called the Monitor of the Eastern Star y 
for by its use you can recall every- 
thing that will, to-day, be communi- 
cated to you. And first, observe the 
five emblems in the centre. They are 
the* Open Bible, the Bunch of Lilies, 
the Sun, the Lamb and the Lion. 
Each of these, as used here, is a 
Christian emblem, and has a proper 
motto attached to it. 

The Open Bible has its motto at the 
bottom of the Signet, " The Word." 



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The Bunch of Lilies is read on the 
right, "The Lily of the Vallies." The 
Sun is read at the lower right hand 
corner, " The Sun of Righteousness." 
The Lamb is read at the lower left 
hand corner, "The Lamb of God." 
The Lion is read on the left, " The 
Lion of the Tribe of Judah." All 
these, together with the other mottoes 
around the sides, "The Bright and 
Morning Star," "The Star out of Ja- 
cob," &c, &c, refer to the Redeemer 
Jesus Christ, in whom all Christian 
Masons place their trust, and whose 
birth is alluded to in the sentences at 
at the top. [ Give each • one time to 
look up the mottoes, and aid them in 
doing so.] These emblems will show 
you how much of religion there is in- 
terwoven in this beautiful Degree of 
the Eastern Star. 

You will also remark that the Star 
in the Signet is Jive pointed. This al- 



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ludes to the Birth, Life, Death, Resur- 
rection and Ascension of the Lord 
Jesus Christ. Each point on the Star 
has a color of its own, the reason of 
which will be explained to you in due 
time. The names of the five charac- 
ters, Jephthah's Daughter, Ruth, Esth- 
er, Martha and Electa are seen in the 
different points, and the histories of 
these make up the Degree. Each of 
these has an emblem opposite to 
it. They are the Sword, the Sheaf, 
the Crown, the Broken Column, and 
the Joined Hands. These form a part 
of the histories. In fact, without this 
Signet it will be as difficult for you to 
remember the Lectures of the Eastern 
Star as it would be for the Master Ma- 
son to remember the Degrees he learns 
in the Lodge without a Monitor to re- 
fresh his memory. 



IV. 

Should a lady find herself in distress 
and among strangers, she may make 
the acquaintance of any Master Mason 
who may be present, by making one 
of the five signs which I will teach 
you. Each Sign has its appropriate 
name and explanation, and each has a 
proper pass to be given in answer to 
it by the Mason who recognizes it. I 
ask your close attention while I teach 
you these Signs and passes, as they 
are the very essence of the Eastern 
Star Degree. 

The first is called the D. S., or the 
sign of J. D., and is thus given. — 
[Teach it exactly and practice upon it, 
explaining the manner of giving it, 



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cfcc, until all understand it.] When 
a Master Mason sees this siscn given, it 
is his duty to respond to it as follows : 
he writes his name on a slip of paper, 
and on the back of it the pass of J. D. 
This is the introduction between them, 
and enables them safely to go on, and 
by the other means of recognition to 
satisfy each other as to their respective 
Masonic claims. [^Repeat the words 
several times and show the scriptural 
passage where they may be found ; 
then make the Sign several times and 
require different gentlemen 2irese?it to 
respond in the proper manner. Then 
get the Ladies to make the sign and 
require the gentlemen to respond in 
like manner. Teach the W. /$., or S. 
of JR.; the W. :& or S. of E.; the S. 
/SI, or sign of M.; and the C. S. or S. 
of E., in the same manner. Dwell on 
each as above. Enlist the Ladies in 
the exercises and require the gentlemen 



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to respond, and thus excite a friendly 
and pleasing spirit of emulation. But 
keep all in perfect order. Occupy at 
least ten minutes in this part of the 
Lecture. See the Appendix. 



The origin of these Signs I givo 
you here, and will repeat them again in 
another part of the Lecture, that you 
may recollect them the more perfectly. 
That of J. D. or the D. S., alludes 

to . That of R, or the W. S. 

alludes to . That of E., or the 

W. S. alludes to . That of M. 

or the S. S., alludes to . That 

of E., or the C. S., alludes to . 

[See the Appendix.] 



JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER. 



The complete histories of these five 
female characters you will read for 
yourselves in the Scriptures. Doubt- 
less you are already familiar with 
them. I shall, therefore, only give 
such portions of them as particularly 
relate to Masonry and the Eastern Star 
Degree. And I will begin as the Sig- 
net does with Jephthafrs Daughter. 

Jephthah was Governor of Israel 
and Commander of the armies of the 
Lord. He was a pious man, and as 
our traditions say, a Freemason. Go- 
ing out on one occasion, at the head 
of his armies, he prayed most earnest- 
ly to God for victory, and made a vow 

— a rash and unfortunate vow, as it 

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afterwards proved — that if his prayer 
was answered, and he should return 
home in triumph, lie would offer as a 
sacrifice whatever should meet him 
coming out of his dwelling. His 
prayer was heard, a splendid victory 
was given him, and he returned home 
at the head of his army rejoicing. 

When he arrived at the brow of the 
hill above his house he paused for a 
moment, for now he anxiously recalled 
to mind his vow, and he waited to see 
what should first come from his doors. 
He expected it would be his daugh- 
ter's pet lamb. But imagine his dis- 
tress, conceive his anguish and horror 
when he beheld his daughter, his 
only child, a fair young maiden, just 
emerging into womanhood, come forth 
and in the joy of meeting her father, 
run to meet him with singing and 
dances ! He fell on his face in the 
dust. He rent his clothes* and in the 



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anguish of his heart cried aloud : 
"Alas, my Daughter, thou hast 
brought me very low !" 

When his daughter was intormed of 
his vow, and that her life or his dis- 
honor was its penalty, she hesitated 
not a moment to confirm it. She only 
said, "my Father, if indeed thou hast 
opened thy mouth unto the Lord, turn 
not back." She made this one request, 
that he icould give her two months* 
time to prepare herself for her terrible 
fate. It was granted, and she went in 
company with her female friends, 
among the caves of the mountains, 
where they mourned unceasingly, day 
and night, her impending death. 

When the two months had expired, 
and the day arrived which was to 
bring this sad affair to a close, a vast 
multitude gathered together to witness 
the event. Many thought that Jeph- 
thah's daughter would refuse to come 



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and submit to so frightful a doom. 
But precisely as the sun came on the 
meridian, she was seen followed by a 
long train of her friends, winding their 
way down the mountain's side, to the 
fatal spot where the altar was erected, 
and her father with an almost broken 
heart, was standing, prepared to fulfil 
his vow. 

She approached him and with one 
long kiss of affection bade him fare- 
well. Taking up the thick mourning 
veil which she had worn, he threw it 
gently over her face and drew his 
sword. But she rapidly unveiled her- 
self, and said she needed not to have 
her face covered, for she vms not 
afraid to die. Her father replied that 
he could not strike the blow while she 
looked upon him, and again cast it 
over her. She threw it off the second 
time, and turning from him, said she 
would look up to the heavens, so that 



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his hand should not be unnerved by 
the sight of her face, but that she 
would not consent to die in the dark. 
A third time, however, he insisted, and 
a third time she as resolutely cast it 
off, this time holding the ends of it 
firmly in her hands, and then in the 
hearing of the multitude she solemnly 
declared that if this ceremony was in- 
sisted upon she would claim the pro- 
tection of the law and refuse the fate 
that otherwise she was willing to en- 
dure. She said it was the the practice 
to cover the faces of murderers and 
criminals when they were about to be 
put to death, but for her part she was 
no criminal, and died only to redeem 
her fathers honor. Again she averred 
that she would cast her eyes upward 
upon the source of Light, and in that 
position she invited the fatal blow. It 
fell. Her gentle spirit mounted to the 
heavens upon which her last gaze had 



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been fixed, and so the deed was con- 
summated which has rendered the 
name of Jephthah's Daughter forever 
famous in the annals of Scripture and 
of Masonry. 

[Sere explain again, and carefully, 
the sign of JephthaNs Daughter, its 
origin, application and use. Show 
too, by the Signet, the application of 
the Emblem, and the color appropriate 
to JephthaKs Daughter. The Lec- 
turer should make himself perfectly 
familiar toith the Eleventh Chapter 
of Judges before conferring the East- 
ern Star Degree.] 



RUTH. 

The Scriptural account of Ruth is 
one of the most beautiful, tender and 
touching passages in Holy writ. It is 
as interesting to the young as to the 
old, and opens up to us the most com- 
plete account of the usages of ancient 
society, thirteen hundred years before 
the coming of Christ, that we posesss. 
But when enlightened by the tradi- 
tions of Masonry, as given in the East- 
ern Star Degree, it is still more inter- 
esting. 

Ruth was of the nation of Moab, a 
people of idolators. She married a 
man of God, by whose pious example 
and teachings she was converted to 



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the true religion. Upon his death 
bed he charged her, for her soul's 
sake, to leave the dangerous company 
in which she would be thrown, and go 
to the city of Bethlehem, where dwelt 
the people of God. His name was 
Mahlon, and our traditions inform us 
that he was a Freemason. 

Immediately after his death she 
obeyed his pious injunctions. For- 
saking her home and friends, she jour- 
neyed in company with her aged moth- 
er-in-law, to Bethlehem, and arrived in 
due time, but way-worn and so poor 
that she was compelled, for her own 
support and that of her friend, to seek 
some means of securing a livelihood. 
There was nothing, however, that she 
could do, save to go into the barley 
fields, — for it was the time of harvest, 
— and glean among the poorest and 
lowest classes of the people for a sup- 
port. The very first attempt she made 



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at this labor, exhausted her strength. 
She had been reared in luxury, and 
the toil was too great for her. The 
sharp stubble wounded her feet. The 
blazing sun oppressed her brain. The 
jeers and insults of her companions 
alarmed and discouraged her, and 
long before the hour of noon, with 
only two little handfuls of barley, as 
the fruits of her labor, she sought the 
shade of a tree to refresh herself for a 
few moments, before retiring from the 
field. 

At this instant, Boaz, the owner of 
the field entered. He was a pious 
and a charitable man, and as our tra- 
ditions say, a Freemason. ISTone in 
Bethlehem was so rich, none more be- 
loved and honored than he. As he 
entered the field, he observed near the 
gleaners the form of one, different in 
garb and manners from the rest, and 
asked the overseer who she was? In 



42 

reply 'he learned that she was a woman 
from Moab, who had asked leave to 
glean among the sheaves, but that 
evidently she was unaccustomed to 
•such labor, for she had been there 
since the sunrise, and had gathered 
but two little handfulls of barley. This 
excited the kindly feelings of Boa^, 
and he went to her to say words of 
sympathy, and to offer her relief. 

As she saw him approach,. she sup- 
posed him to be the owner of the 
field, and come to order her away, as 
a vagabond or a thief. Ever since the 
morning she had met nothing but 
scorn and reproach, and she looked 
for it now. Raising her hands, there- 
fore, to show him how small were her 
gleanings, and that she had stolen 
nothing from the sheaves, she crosssed 
them meekly upon her breast, as show- 
ing her willingness to submit to what- 
ever lot she might be called upon to 



43 

endure, and cast her eyes upward &> 
appealing to God against the inhu- 
manity of man. It was for God she 
had forsaken home, wealth and friends, 
and the disconsolate widow, alone in 
the wide world had none other to 
whom she could look for protection, 
This mute appeal was not lost to the 
kind heart of Boaz. He spoke words 
of sympathy and tenderness to her. 
He encouraged her to persevere. From 
the provisions brought for his reapers 
he ordered her to eat and drink. He 
directed that handfulls of barley should 
be dropped on purpose in her way by 
the reapers, that she might gather an 
ample supply, so that when she re- 
turned to her mother-in-law, she bore 
with her as much as she would. 

The Masonic history of Ruth ends 
here ; but the scriptural account goes 
on to say that she became the wife of 
this generous man and Mason, and 



44 

that through a long line of posterity, 
Christ, according to the flesh, was her 
son ! She was the grand-mother of 
Jesse, the father of David, the father 
of Solomon, whose wisdom and might 
are known equally to every Bible 
reader, and to every intelligent Mason. 
To impress upon your memory the 
Masonic application of the beautiful 
history of Ruth, I offer you these 
lines : 

From Moab's hills the stranger comes, 
By sorrow tried, widowed by death- 
She comes to Judah's goodly homes 
Led by the trusting hand of faith. 

Ye friends of God a welcome lend 
The fair and virtuous Ruth to-day ;— 
A generous heart and hand extend, 
And wipe the widow's tears away. 

She leaves her childhood's home, and all 
That brothers, friends and parents gave ; 

The flowery fields, the lordly hall, 
The green sod o'er her husband's gravc= 

Ye friends of God, &c, &c. 

She leaves the gods her people own ; 
Soulless and weak, they're hers no more ; 



45 



Jehovah, He is God alone, 
And Him her spirit will adore. 

Ye friends of God, &c, &c. 

At Bethlehem's gates the stranger stands, 
All friendless, poor and wanting rest ; 

She seeks the aid of loving hands 
And liberal hearts that God has blest. 

Ye friends of God, &c, &c. 

[Here explain again, and carefully, 
the Sign of Ruth, its origin, applica- 
tion and use. Show too, by the Sig- 
net, the application of the Emblem 
and the Color appropriate to Ituth* 
The Lecturer should make himself 
perfectly familiar with the whole book 
of Ruth, before conferring the Eastern 
Star Degree.'] 



E S THE R.. 

The history of Esther is that of a 
heroine, inspired by the noblest senti- 
ments of religion, to offer her life to 
save the people of God from destruc- 
tion, or in the event of failure, to per- 
ish with them. The scriptural account 
of Esther, found in the Book of Esth- 
er, is beautiful and instructive ; but 
still more so when enlightened by the 
traditions of Masonry. 

Esther was reared up in obscurity, 
among the exiled people of Israel, 
then dwelling in the land of Persia. 
Her beauty and virtue, and still more, 
her intellectual endowments attracted 
the attention of the king, the mighty 



48 

Ahasuerus, who made her his wife and 
queen, presented her with a splendid 
palace, and honored her above all the 
women of the land. 

The more intimately he became ac- 
quainted with her mental powers, the 
more he admired them. There was 
no question so difficult she could not 
aid him to solve ; no subject so in- 
tricate she could not assist him to 
unravel. In time he made her his 
confidant in all the affairs of the 
kingdom ; and in the consideration of 
every question, she proved herself a 
true descendant of the wise king Solo- 
mon. All the traditions of that period 
prove that Esther was one of the most 
remarkable women who ever graced 
the pages of history. 

The traditions of Freemasonry in- 
form us that the king Ahasuerus was 
a Freemason. He was a man who 
chiefly valued himself upon keeping 



his word. The almighty power and 
importance of truth, was to him an 
object of frequent contemplation. You 
will not be surprised, therefore, when 
you hear the sequel of this singular 
history. 

The enemies of the Jews, who were 
very numerous and powerful, had 
brought the most bitter and false accu- 
sations before the king, and had in- 
duced him to pass an edict that on a 
certain day the entire nation should 
be exterminated. Every man, woman 
and child of these unfortunate exiles 
was to be put to death, and thus the 
chosen people of God totally blotted 
out from the earth. But God appoint- 
ed Queen Esther an instrument to pre- 
vent so great a calamity. 

Xo sooner did she learn of this cruel 
edict, than she resolved to use her in- 
fluence with the king to save her na- 
tion, and if she failed, to perish with 



50 

them. The king had often promised 
her that whenever she came before him 
robed and adorned as a Queen, and 
made any request of him whatever, he 
would grant it, "even to the half of 
his kingdom." Now was the time to 
test his sincerity. So devoted to Truth 
as he was, she could not hesitate to 
make her appeal to him now. She 
devoted herself to prayer and fasting 
for three days and nights, and then 
causing herself to be attired in the 
silken robes, and with the crown of 
her royal state, she went boldly through 
the streets of the city to the palace of 
the king. 

It was a day of state. The king 
was engaged in giving public recep- 
tion to the governors of the many na- 
tions under his rule, and his audience- 
chamber was crowded with the digni- 
taries of the kingdom. Esther was 
stopped by the sentinels at the gate, 



51 

and informed that by a law of the pal- 
ace, no person, under penalty of death, 
could enter the king's presence unless 
first summoned. Of this, however, she 
was aware, and jDassed on, as it were, 
with her life in her hands, 

The scene, as this heroic woman en- 
tered the audience-chamber, was mag- 
nificent. All that could render such 
an occasion brilliant, was there, from 
the king on his throne, radiant with 
jewels, to the gorgeous equipage of 
the officers, and decorations of the 
apartment. In contrast with all their 
splendid array, stood Queen Esther, 
pale with long fasting and emotion, 
who strove to catch the eye of the 
king. As she did so, he rose, confused 
and angry that the law of the palace 
had been violated. At that instant 
Esther placed her hand upon the crown 
she wore, and upon the robe, and thus 
tacitly reminded him of his solemn 



52 

promise. He remembered his pledge, 
and calling her to him at the foot of 
the throne, held out his golden scepter, 
that by placing her hand upon it, an 
evident sign of pardon and acceptance 
might be seen by all present. Then 
he said, " What wilt thotj, Queen 
Esther? And what is thy request ? It 
shall be given thee, even to the half 
of the kingdom." 

The Masonic history of Esther ends 
here, but the scriptural account goes 
on to say that at a proper time she 
made known her request, which was 
granted by the king, and the whole 
nation of the Jews was thereby saved. 
Not one life was sacrificed, and to this 
day the Jewish people keep one day 
in each year as a festival to commem- 
orate the boldness, intelligence and 
fidelity of Queen Esther. 

[Here explain again, and carefully^ 
the sign of Esther, its origin, applica 



63 

Hon and use. Show, too, by the Sig- 
net, the application of the Emblem, 
and the Color appropriate to Esther. 
The Lecturer should make himself 
perfectly familiar icith the whole Book 
of Esther, before conferring the East- 
ern Star Degree.} 



MARTHA. 

We come now to those points of the 
Eastern Star, Martha and Electa, which 
are particularly of a Christian charac- 
ter, being based upon passages of the 
jVtw Testament, as the other three are 
upon the Old Testament. 

The history of Martha is that of a 
young woman oppressed with grief at 
the loss of an only brother, yet keep- 
ing, amidst death and every discour- 
agement, an unshaken faith in the prom- 
ise of Christ. Martha and Mary were 
sisters who dwelt with their brother, 
Lazarus. The traditions of our Soci- 
ety inform us that he was a Freemason. 
The three lived together in great liar- 



56 

mony, and were favored above all the 
citizens of Bethany, by being the 
friends of Jesus Christ, who, in his 
frequent visits to that village, made 
their dwelling his abiding place. They 
were known by their neighbors as the 
disciples of him to whom they showed 
so many marks of affection. 

On one occasion, when Christ was 
absent from Bethany, Lazarus was 
taken suddenly and violently sick. The 
case admitted of no delay, and the 
afflicted sisters dispatched a messen- 
ger to the place where Christ was, with 
their wishes expressed in these words, 
"Lord, behold ! he whom thou lovest 
is sick!'' They might well have 
thought that such an appeal would 
have brought their Divine Friend to 
their aid in the greatest haste, and that 
the life of Lazarus might thus be saved. 
But though the messenger returned, 
Jesus did not come. Lazarus grew 



57 

worse, while the sisters listened for 
the feet of their expected guest, — and 
died. He was taken immediately to 
the sepulchre, according to the custom 
of the country, and those mourning fe- 
males felt that they were alone. Their 
brother dead ! Their friend upon whose 
miraculous power they had relied so 
greatly, a deserter in their greatest 
time of need ! What had they to live 
for now ? 

But Christ, though apparently neg- 
ligent to their call, knew better than 
they what was best for them. He was 
but trying their faith, and that dead 
man, sleeping in his gloomy sepulchre, 
was but a part of the trial. At the end of 
the fourth day, Martha, who had never 
ceased to look towards Jerusalem, with 
a half-hope that he would yet come 
and bring peace to their wounded 
hearts, heard the message, " the Master 
is coming," and ran eagerly to the 



58 

edge of the village to greet him. She 
fell on her knees before him, and with 
her hands upraised in an attitude of 
supplication, and in soft and loving 
words, rebuked the tardiness which 
had cost her brother's life. Looking 
into his face, she saw the gentle smile 
there, which always spoke of hope and 
mercy, and was constrained to add, 
" But I know that even now, whatso- 
ever thou wilt ask of God, God will 
give it thee." 

Jesus saith unto her, " Thy brother 
shall rise again." 

Martha replied, "I know that he 
shall rise again in the resurrection at 
the last day." 

Jesus saith unto her, " I am the re- 
surrection and the life ; he that be- 
lie veth in me, though he were dead, 
yet shall he live ; and whosoever liv- 
eth and believeth in me shall never die. 
Believest thou this?" 



59 

Thus the Saviour tried the faith of 
Martha. Did she believe that He had 
the power, then and there, to raise her 
brother from the dead ? That was the 
meaning of his question. It would 
have been a hard one to others, but 
not to her. She answered at once, in 
the tone and spirit of perfect faith, 
"Yea, Lord, I believe that thou art 
the Christ, the son of God, which 
should come unto the world !" 

The reward of such faith was soon 
rendered. Taking her by the hand, 
and passing by their dwelling where 
they were joined by Mary, they went 
to the sepulchre, and as every scrip- 
ture reader knows, Jesus raised the 
dead man to life. 

[Here explain again, and carefully, 
the Sign of Martha, its origin, appli- 
cation and use. Show too, by the Sig- 
net, the applicction of the Emblem, 
and the Color appropriate to Martha. 



E S THE R, 



The history of Esther is that of a 
heroine, inspired by the noblest senti- 
ments of religion, to offer her life to 
save the people of God from destruc- 
tion, or in the event of failure, to per- 
ish with them. The scriptural account 
of Esther, found in the Book of Esth- 
er, is beautiful and instructive ; but 
still more so when enlightened by the 
traditions of Masonry. 

Esther was reared up in obscurity, 
among the exiled people of Israel, 
then dwelling in the land of Persia. 
Her beauty and virtue, and still more, 
her intellectual endowments attracted 
the attention of the king, the mighty 



48 

Ahasuerus, who made her his wife and 
queen, presented her with a splendid 
palace, and honored her above all the 
women of the land. 

The more intimately he became ac- 
quainted with her mental powers, the 
more he admired them. There was 
no question so difficult she could not 
aid him to solve ; no subject so in- 
tricate she could not assist him to 
unravel. In time he made her his 
confidant in all the affairs of the 
kingdom ; and in the consideration of 
every question, she proved herself a 
true descendant of the wise king Solo- 
mon. All the traditions of that period 
prove that Esther was one of the most 
remarkable women who ever graced 
the pages of history. 

The traditions of Freemasonry in- 
form us that the king Ahasuerus was 
a Freemason. He was a man who 
chiefly valued himself upon keeping 



his word. The almighty power and 
importance of truth, was to him an 
object of frequent contemplation. You 
will not be surprised, therefore, when 
you hear the sequel of this singular 
history. 

The enemies of the Jews, who were 
very numerous and powerful, had 
brought the most bitter and false accu- 
sations before the king, and had in- 
duced him to pass an edict that on a 
certain day the entire nation should 
be exterminated. Every man, woman 
and child of these unfortunate exiles 
was to be put to death, and thus the 
chosen people of God totally blotted 
out from the earth. But God appoint- 
ed Queen Esther an instrument to pre- 
vent so great a calamity. 

No sooner did she learn of this cruel 
edict, than she resolved to use her in- 
fluence with the king to save her na- 
tion, and if she failed, to perish with 



50 

them. The king had often promised 
her that whenever she came before him 
robed and adorned as a Queen, and 
made any request of him whatever, he 
would grant it, "even to the half of 
his kingdom." Now was the time to 
test his sincerity. So devoted to Truth 
as he was, she could not hesitate to 
make her appeal to him now. She 
devoted herself to prayer and fasting 
for three days and nights, and then 
causing herself to be attired in the 
silken robes, and with the crown of 
her royal state, she went boldly through 
the streets of the city to the palace of 
the king. 

It was a day of state. The king 
was engaged in giving public recep- 
tion to the governors of the many na- 
tions under his rule, and his audience- 
chamber was crowded with the digni- 
taries of the kingdom. Esther was 
stopped by the sentinels at the gate, 



51 

and informed that by a law of the pal- 
ace, no person, under penalty of death, 
could enter the king's presence unless 
first summoned. Of this, however, she 
was aware, and passed on, as it w^ere, 
with her life in her hands, 

The scene, as this heroic woman en- 
tered the audience-chamber, was mag- 
nificent. All that could render such 
an occasion brilliant, w T as there, from 
the king on his throne, radiant with 
jewels, to the gorgeous equipage of 
the officers, and decorations of the 
apartment. In contrast with all their 
splendid array, stood Queen Esther, 
pale with long fasting and emotion, 
who strove to catch the eye of the 
king. As she did so, he rose, confused 
and angry that the law of the palace 
had been violated. At that instant 
Esther placed her hand upon the crown 
she wore, and upon the robe, and thus 
tacitly reminded him of his solemn 



52 

promise. He remembered his pledge, 
and calling her to him at the foot of 
the throne, held out his golden scepter, 
that by placing her hand upon it, an 
evident sign of pardon and acceptance 
might be seen by all present Then 
he said, " What wilt thotj, Queen 
Esther? And what is thy request ? It 
shall be given thee, even to the half 
of the kingdom*" 

The Masonic history of Esther ends 
here, but the scriptural account goes 
on to say that at a proper time she 
made known her request, which was 
granted by the king, and the whole 
nation of the Jews was thereby saved. 
Not one life was sacrificed, and to this 
day the Jewish people keep one day 
in each year as a festival to comment 
orate the boldness, intelligence and 
fidelity of Queen Esther. 

[Here explain again, and carefully ^ 
the sign of Esther, its origin, applica 



53 

Hon and use. Show, too, by the Sig- 
net , the application of the Emblem, 
and the Color appropriate to Esther. 
The Lecturer should make himself 
perfectly familiar icith the whole Book 
of Esther, before conferring the East- 
ern Star Degree.] 



MARTHA. 

We come now to those points of the 
Eastern Star, Martha and Electa, which 
are particularly of a Christian charac- 
ter, being based upon passages of the 
jRTttc Testament, as the other three are 
upon the Old Testament. 

The history of Martha is that of a 
young woman oppressed with grief at 
the loss of an only brother, yet keep- 
ing, amidst death and every discour- 
agement, an unshaken faith in the prom- 
ise of Christ. Martha and Mary were 
sisters who dwelt with their brother, 
Lazarus. The traditions of our Soci- 
ety inform ns that he was a Freemason. 
The three lived together in great har- 



5(3 

mony, and were favored above all the 
citizens of Bethany, by being the 
friends of Jesus Christ, who, in his 
frequent visits to that village, made 
their dwelling his abiding place. They 
were known by their neighbors as the 
disciples of him to whom they showed 
so many marks of affection. 

On one occasion, when Christ was 
absent from Bethany, Lazarus was 
taken suddenly and violently sick. The 
case admitted of no delay, and the 
afflicted sisters dispatched a messen- 
ger to the place where Christ was, with 
their wishes expressed in these words, 
"Lord, behold ! he whom thou lovest 
is sick!'' They might w^ell have 
thought that such an appeal would 
have brought their Divine Friend to 
their aid in the greatest haste, and that 
the life of Lazarus might thus be saved. 
But though the messenger returned, 
Jesus did not come. Lazarus grew 



57 

worse, while the sisters listened for 
the feet of their expected guest, — and 
died. He w r as taken immediately to 
the sepulchre, according to the custom 
of the country, and those mourning fe- 
males felt that they were alone. Their 
brother dead ! Their friend upon w T hose 
miraculous power they had relied so 
greatly, a deserter in their greatest 
time of need ! What had they to live 
for now? 

But Christ, though apparently neg- 
ligent to their call, knew better than 
they what was best for them. He was 
but trying their faith, and that dead 
man, sleeping in his gloomy sepulchre, 
was but a part of the trial. At the end of 
the fourth day, Martha, who had never 
ceased to look tow 7 ards Jerusalem, with 
a half-hope that he w^ould yet come 
and bring peace to their w^ounded 
hearts, heard the message, " the Master 
is coming," and ran eagerly to the 



58 

edge of the village to greet him. She 
fell on her knees before him, and with 
her hands upraised in an attitude of 
supplication, and in soft and loving 
words, rebuked the tardiness which 
had cost her brother's life. Looking 
into his face, she saw the gentle smile 
there, which always spoke of hope and 
mercy, and was constrained to add, 
" But I know that even now, whatso- 
ever thou wilt ask of God, God will 
give it thee." 

Jesus saith unto her, " Thy brother 
shall rise again." 

Martha replied, " I know that he 
shall rise again in the resurrection at 
the last day." 

Jesus saith unto her, " I am the re- 
surrection and the life; he that be- 
lieveth in me, though he were dead, 
yet shall he live ; and whosoever liv- 
eth and believe th in me shall never die. 
Believest thou this ?" 



59 

Thus the Saviour tried the faith of 
Martha. Did she believe that He had 
the power, then and there, to raise her 
brother from the dead ? That was the 
meaning of his question. It would 
have been a hard one to others, but 
not to her. She answered at once, in 
the tone and spirit of perfect faith, 
"Yea, Lord, I believe that thou art 
the Christ, the son of God, which 
should come unto the world !" 

The reward of such faith was soon 
rendered. Taking her by the hand, 
and passing by their dwelling where 
they were joined by Mary, they went 
to the sepulchre, and as every scrip- 
ture reader knows, Jesus raised the 
dead man to life. 

[JTere explain again, and carefully, 
the Sign of Martha, its origin, appli- 
cation and use. Show too, by the Sig- 
net, the application of the Emblem, 
and the Color appropriate to Martha. 



60 



The Lecturer should make himself per- 
fectly familiar with the Eleventh 
Chapter of John, before conferring the 
Eastern Star Degree,'] 



ELECTA. 

The last of these five female charac- 
ters, whose virtues and misfortunes 
make up the glory of the Eastern Star, 
is Electa. No account of this cele- 
brated woman is given in the scrip- 
tures ; we are entirely indebted for 
what we know of her to Masonic tra- 
dition. Her husband's name was 
Gaius, and he was long Grand Mas- 
ter of Masons, in which situation he 
was succeeded by the illustrious John, 
the Evangelist. Electa had been reared 
up amongst a heathen people, and like 
the rest, had been taught to worship 
idols, in which faith she had reared 
her children. But happening by good 



62 

chance to hear a discourse from the 
Christion Missionary, Paul, she, with 
her husband and all her family yielded 
their faith to Him whose gospel was 
so powerfully imparted to them, and 
they became Christians. 

It was at a period when all manner 
of persecutions awaited those who pro- 
fessed the Christian faith. Imprison- 
ment, scourgings, loss of property and 
often the loss of life was the price paid 
by those who gave in their adhesion 
to Christ. Electa and her family, how- 
ever, were spared for many years. 
The Masonic influence which her hus- 
band so largely shared, made friends 
amongst those who would otherwise 
have persecuted them ; and although 
they were often scorned and pointed 
at as the followers of a crucified Savi- 
our, yet no other evil befel them. 

In adopting the Christian religion, 
Electa had adopted all the virtues and 



63 

graces that flow out of it. To spend 
her large income in relieving the poor ; 
to devote much of her time to the 
care of the sick ; to keep an open 
house for indigent and hungry travel- 
lers — these were among the least of 
the good deeds which the spirit of 
Christ's religion taught her to per- 
form. She was ripening daily for a 
better world. Her children growing 
around her, were hers as well by faith 
in Christ as by the ties of blood. Her 
fame w r ent everywhere as Electa, the 
mother of the faithful, the friend of 
the distressed. 

But now the time of trial came. 
Strict orders were issued from the Ro- 
man Emperor that all who professed 
the name of Christ should recant or 
suffer death. The soldiers swept 
through the land in search of all who 
were known as being of this faith, and 
thousands in every part suffered mar- 



64 

tyrdoin for their fidelity to the cause- 
It was not possible that so shining a 
mark as Electa should escape, and a 
band of soldiers soon found their way 
through those doors so long opened 
for the entrance of the poor and dis- 
tressed. But the captain of the band 
was a Freemason, and most loth to in- 
jure one of whose good deeds he had 
heard so much. He besought her ur- 
gently, therefore, to recant from Chris- 
tianity. He told her the recantation 
was a mere form, which need not in- 
deed affect her private opinions, and 
handed her a cross which he bade her 
throw upon the floor and put her foot 
upon it, assuring her that he would 
then leave her without danger, and 
make report that she had recanted. 

She took the cross, but it was to 
press it to her bosom, to her lips, to 
weep tears of love to Christ upon it, 
to assure the soldier that in this sign 



65 

she was more than willing So die, and 
that from the hour she professed the 
Christian religion, she had waited 
eagerly for this opportunity to testify 
her love for Christ. She told him to 
do his duty, whatever it was, and 
Christ would give her Divine Grace to 
do hers. 

The family was then cast into a loath- 
some dungeon, where they remained 
for a year. Their splendid dwelling 
was burnt, and all their property taken 
away or destroyed. They were re- 
duced to want in a single day. At the 
end of the year the Roman Judge 
came in person to their cell, and being 
also a Freemason, and one who had 
often sat lovingly under the instruc- 
tions of the Grand Master, her hus- 
band, besought them yet, as it was not 
too late, to save their lives by recant- 
ing from their faith. He pleaded with 
them by many arguments, by their 






66 

love for their children, by the love of 
life and by the horrors of the death 
which infallibly awaited them, if they 
persisted in their determination, to 
yield ere it was too late. But Electa 
made answer as before, and so did all 
her family. It was good she said, that 
they for whom Christ died, should 
give testimony to the power of his 
death, by dying for him. 

Then came the last sad scene. They 
were taken from the dungeon, and 
savagely scourged, mother, father and 
children, until life barely lingered in 
their tortured bodies. Then they were 
taken in carts drawn by oxen, amidst 
the jeers and scorn of the people, to 
the nearest hill, and one by one nailed 
to crosses. As the meek and loving 
servant of Christ was left until the last, 
ehe saw her husband and children sus- 
pended until speedy death released 
them from their sufferings. Then came 



67 

her turn, and she soon gave up her 
spirit to God, her last words being a 
prayer for pardon upon her guilty mur- 
derers. 

In the next Grand Lodge St. John 
related her history, and as there were 
few present who had not shared in her 
kindness and hospitality, the relation 
was received with profound interest. 
At his suggestion it was agreed that 
the whole should be perpetuated by 
sign and pass as I have given them to 
you, and so for 1800 years, one gen- 
eration to another has told the mourn- 
ful yet triumphant story of the Christi- 
an martyr, Electa. 

\Here explain again, and carefully, 
the sign of Electa, its origin, applica- 
tion and use. Show too, by the Sig- 
net, the application of the Emblem, 
and the color appropriate to Electa.} 



*8 

VII. 

Thus I have completed these five 
beautiful histories, and you can readily 
perceive by them how instructive are 
the Masonic traditions when applied 
as they should be, to the Scriptures. I 
again call your attention to the Signet 
of the Eastern Star, that I may explain 
to you the Cabalistic motto. Jeph- 
thah's Daughter, because she cheer- 
fully rendered up her life to preserve 
her father's honor, was — - — . Ruth, 
because she forsook home, friends and 
wealth, that she might dwell among 
the people of God, was — ■ — . Esther, 
because she was prepared to resign 
her crown and life to save the people 
of God from death, or to perish with 

them, was . Martha, because 

amidst sickness, death and loneliness, 
she never for a moment doubted the 
Savior's power to raise the dead, was 



09 

. And finally, Electa, because 

she joyfully rendered up home, hus- 
band, children, good name and life 
that she might testify to her Christian 

love by a martyr's death, was . 

So, Ladies, let it be with each of you. 
As you illustrate the virtues of these 
chosen and tried servants of God, so 
shall be your reward. You will not 
be called to suffer as they did, and yet 
sufferings and trials do await all of us 
in this sublunary state ; and those who 
in the place to which they are called, 
best endure these trials and resist 
temptations, prove that had they lived 
in ancient times, they would not have 
been found wanting, though called to 
endure as a Ruth or an Electa. 

One word more. As Freemasons, 
we earnestly solicit your good will and 
encouragement in the work in which we 
are engaged. I have proved to you 
that it is for your good as much as 



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ours, that we are doing the Masonic 
work. Then, Ladies, help us. Help 
us by defending our principles when 
you hear them attacked, and by speak- 
ing ever a kind word in our behalf. 
Your smiles and favor are the best en- 
couragement we seek ; with them we 
pledge ourselves to do a double por- 
tion for you. And to those kind la- 
dies who thus, while living, prove 
themselves the friends of Masons and 
of Masonry, we promise that living we 
will love and respect you, and when 
you pass from this world to a better, 
we will remember you as . 



•^}# 




MASON'S DAUGHTER. 

Ladies : 

We have invited you here in order 
that we may explain to you your true 
relationship to the Masonic fraternity, 
and by so doing, remove the prejudice 
sometimes entertained by ladies 
against us. 

The objection so often urged by 
the fair sex, that they are most ungal- 
lantly refused an admission into our 
Order and a knowledge of our myste- 
ries, is best answered by an allusion 
to the originally operative character of 
our institution. That ladies are not 
admitted to an active participation in 
the ritualistic duties of our Lodges, is 
most true, but it is not because wo 



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deem them unworthy or unfaithful, or 
deny them the mind to understand or 
the heart to appreciate our mysteries ; 
but simply because in the very organ- 
ization of our institution, man . alone 
can fulfill the duties it requires, or per- 
form the labor it enjoins. Free and 
Speculative Masonry is but an applica- 
tion of the art of operative masonry to 
moral and intellectual purposes. Our 
ancestors worked at the construction 
of the temple of Jerusalem; we are 
employed in the erection of a more 
immortal edifice — the temple of the 
mind. They used their implements 
for merely mechanical purposes ; we 
use them symbolically, with a more 
exalted design. 

Thus in all our emblems, our lan- 
guage and our rites, there is a beauti- 
ful exemplification and application of 
the art of operative masonry, as it was 
exercised at the construction of the 



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temple; and as King Solomon, in the 
erection of that edifice, employed only- 
hale and hearty men and cunning 
workmen, so we, in imitation of that 
great exemplar, demand as the indis- 
pensable requisite to admission, that 
the candidate shall be a man, free born, 
of lawful age, and in possession of all 
his limbs and members, that he may 
be capable of performing such work 
as the Master may assign him. Hence 
it must be apparent that the admission 
of women into our Order would be 
attended with a strange anomaly : as 
they worked not at the construction of 
the temple, neither can they work with 
us; but we love them and cherish 
them not the less. The wife, the 
mother, the sister and the daughter of 
a Mason exercises a peculiar claim on 
each Mason's heart and affections. 
And while we know that ■ woman's 
smile, like the mild beam of an April 



sun, sheds a brighter splendor on the 
light of prosperity, and warms with a 
grateful glow the chilliness of adver- 
sity, we regret — not the less deeply 
because unavailingly — that no ray from 
that sun can penetrate the recesses of 
our Lodge, and call the weary work- 
men from labor to refreshment. 

The Mason's Daughter is one of the 
most ancient of the Adoptive Degrees 
of Masonry, and is said to have been 
conferred in Palestine by St. John, the 
Evangelist, and to have been much 
used in Europe during the Middle 
Ages. It was introduced into this 
country in 1813, by one, who it 
may well be said, was not only a pa- 
triarch of Masonry, but also of philan- 
thropy and religion. During his visit 
to Europe, in 1813, he obtained the 
ritual and ancient landmarks of this 
Degree, and also the Kindred Degree, 
together with the traditions and cere- 



75 

monials made use of in conferring 
them. After bis return to this coun- 
try, he bestowed much time and atten- 
tion upon them, and they having met 
with the hearty approval of several 
Grand Lodges, he sent them forth to 
the world, to be conferred upon all 
such ladies as are entitled to, and may 
wish to receive them ; thus placing in 
their own hands the means not only to 
promote mutual sociability, but also to 
render it impossible that any lady thus 
connected to the fraternity should ever 
want for the necessaries of life while 
among Masons. 

Free Masonry, in all its branches 
and teachings, is founded on the Holy 
Bible, which is the first great light of 
Masonry. This will guide us to all 
truth, and point out the path which 
leads to immortality. To this the 
Mason is ever directed as a rule and 
guide to all his actions. From the 



tenets there laid clown, he is required 
to build his spiritual edifice, and fit 
himself as a living stone for that spir- 
itual building, that house not made 
with hands, eternal in the heavens. 

The great Book of Revelation con- 
stitutes an essential part of the furni- 
ture of every Lodge, nor do Masons 
ever meet without a perusal of its sa- 
cred pages, and listening to a lesson 
from that great Book of Life, to cheer 
them on through this vale of tears and 
make them wiser and better men. 
From it they learn to exercise broth- 
erly love and truth; by it they are 
taught temperance, prudence, forti- 
tude and justice. By the tenets there 
enjoined, they are to regulate their 
conduct in such a manner as to pro- 
mote the happiness of their fellow men 
in this world, and fit themselves for 
happiness hereafter ; by them they are 
taught to look forward with hope and 



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confidence to the opening scenes of 
eternity, to look upon death without 
fear or trembling, and welcome the 
grim tyrant as a kind messenger sent 
by our Supreme Grand Master to con- 
duct us to that Grand Lodge above 
where the Great Architect of the Uni- 
verse presides. 

A certain historian, in speaking of 
the Adoptive Degrees of Masonry, 
says, that the part taken by women in 
them is a living monument to female 
secrecy and fidelity, and one of the 
brightest jewels with which the his- 
toric page of those semi-barbarous 
ages is spangled. Another writer 
says, there is not a single step in 
female Masonry to which the most 
refined moralist can object, but all is 
pure, beautiful, chaste and instructive, 
and tends not only to instruct and ele- 
vate woman, but puts her in possession 
of means by which, in the absence of 



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all other testimony, she is enabled to 
make herself known by exhibiting, in 
a single moment, proof of the most 
conclusive character of her being, or 
at least having been, connected with 
our ancient and honorable Order, and 
that, by reason of that connection, she 
is entitled to the protection of Masons, 
which protection will always be cheer- 
fully rendered. 

Ladies, there is in this Degree, as 
well as in all other Degrees of Mason- 
ry, an obligation which all are required 
to subscribe to, before the esoteric 
part of the Degree is explained to 
them, but this obligation contains 
nothing to which the most refined 
moralist can object; it not only does 
not conflict with the duties you owe to 
your God, to religion, and to your fel- 
low-beings, but it points out those 
duties and enjoins their fulfillment. It 
requires you to be charitable, forgiv= 



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ing, generous, benevolent. It enjoins 
upon you a sacrifice of selfish feelings 
for the promotion of happiness in your 
fellow-mortals. It inculcates morali- 
ty, philanthropy and religion, and 
qualifies its votaries and places them 
in positions to discharge the duties 
incumbent on them as members of one 
great family, who are created by the 
same Almighty Parent, and are bound 
to aid, support and protect each other. 
The Brethren present are required to 
take this obligation with you, and to 
be bound by its conditions in the same 
manner that you are bound. If any 
present are unwilling to take this ob- 
ligation, they cannot receive the De- 
gree, as it is a prerequisite to any 
instruction in the signs, ceremonies or 
means of recognition. This obligatian 
is enduring in its nature, and when 
once taken, it can never be revoked, 
nor can vou ever be released from the 



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performance of its conditions. Al- 
though hereafter, through some infat- 
uation, you might be induced to re- 
nounce Masonry, and disclaim any 
connection with the fraternity, yet 
this obligation will remain in binding 
force ; you will still be bound by its 
conditions, and could not disclose the 
secrets of this Degree without com- 
mitting the crime of perjury. 

Having fully explained the obliga- 
tion and its conditions, I now request 
you, my Brethren, or so many of you 
as are willing to take this obligation, 
to signify the same by rising to your 
feet, and if any are unwilling to take 
it, to withdraw from the room. And 
you, ladies, or so many of you as are 
willing to take this obligation, will 
manifest the same by rising to your 
feet, and if any are unwilling to obli- 
gate themselves to the faithful per- 
formance of the conditions I have 



ai 

explained, you will have the goodness 

to retire from the room. 

Here administer the obligation, 

which is as follows : 

* ****** * 

This Degree is founded upon cer- 
tain facts which transpired at the time 
of the triumphal entry of Christ into 
Jerusalem, as recorded in the XII 
chapter of John, the XIX chapter of 
Luke, and XXI chapter of Matthew. 

Our Savior, on the occasion alluded 
to, made a triumphal entry into Jeru- 
salem, and thousands of people were 
gathered together to witness the event 
and learn wisdom and righteousness 
from his teachings. Among others 
there present, was Mary, the sister of 
that faithful and consistent Free Ma- 
son, Lazarus. She was with the mul- 
titude awaiting the approach of our 
Savior. He soon made his appear- 
ance, his approach being announced 



if 

by the multitude shouting, " Hosanna 
to the son of David. Blessed is he 
that cometh in the name of the Lord. 
Hosanna in the highest. And a very 
great multitude spread their garments 
in his way ; others cut down branches 
from the trees, and strewed them in 
his way." 

As our Savior rode through the 
multitude, he observed the familiar 
face of Mary, and saw depicted there- 
in fear, justly occasioned by reason of 
the multitude and the wild enthusiasm 
manifested by them, lest in the excite- 
ment she should be trampled under 
foot. Christ immediately quieted her 
fears, by saying to her, "Fear not, 
daughter of Zion; behold thy king 
cometh." 

The sign of this Degree is made in 

the following manner : , 

and alludes to . The Mason 

who recognizes this sign, will respond 



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to it by addressing the lady who made 
the sign in the following manner : 



There is also another means of re- 
cognition, in this Degree, which may 
be made use of in the night, or when 
the sign cannot be made, or could not 
be seen if made. It is as fellows : 

Pronounce the word — three 

times in a distinct voice. This will be 
responded to in the same maimer that 
the sign is answered, or by the Mason 
going immediately to the relief of the 
lady giving this sign or signal of dis- 
tress. 

There is still another mode of recog- 
nition, which is accomplished by means 
of the signet of this Degree, which is 
found in this work. A lady may have 
this signet engraved on a medal, or 
stamped on a badge or handkerchief, 
and when wishing to make the ac- 
quaintance of a Mason, she can do so 



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by exposing the badge in such a man- 
ner as to attract the attention of those 
surrounding her. Before it has been 
long exposed, some Mason will ob- 
serve it, approach her, and ask a cer- 
tain question in reference to the badge, 
which will lead to certain other ques- 
tions and answers, which, if properly 
asked and answered, will satisfy each 
as to the other's knowledge of the 
Adoptive Degrees of Masonry, and 
claim for protection on the fraternity* 

Ladies, I congratulate you on hav- 
ing connected yourselves with our an- 
cient and honorable Order, and I give 
it you strictly in charge, ever to walk 
and act agreeably to the requirements 
of the Order and the obligation you 
have this day voluntarily assumed. 
Let it ever be your aim to promote 
brotherly love, purity, fidelity. Be 
charitable in all your actions, judge 



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not with harshness, trespass not upon 
the rights of others, and if any tres- 
pass upon your rights, ever exercise a 
forgiving spirit. Be benevolent, con- 
tribute alms to the needy, and see that 
none suffer, if it is within your power 
to relieve them. Finally, by a faithful 
discharge of your duty, fit yourselves 
for an entrance into that Grand Lodge 
above, where the great Brotherhood 
and Sisterhood of the Universe shall 
assemble around the throne of the 
Great Architect of Heaven and Earth, 
and shout Hosannas to the son of Da- 
vid forever. 



KINDRED DEGREE. 

Ladies : 

It is with great pleasure that we 
give you a detailed account of the 
Kindred Degree, explain to you its 
origin, and then, if you wish it, confer 
on you this interesting and instructive 
Degree, and by so doing, take you 
into still closer relationship to the Ma- 
sonic fraternity. 

The origin of this Degree dates far 
back into the ages of antiquity. We 
learn from Holy Writ, that thirteen 
hundred years before the coming of 
Christ, "A certain man of Bethlehem- 
judah, went to sojourn in the country 
of Moab, he and his wife, and his two 
sons. And the name of the man was 



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Elimelech, and the name of his wife 
Naomi, and the name of his two sons 
Mahlon and Chilion. And they came 
into the country of Moab and contin- 
ued there. And Elimelech, Naomi's 
husband, died; and she was left and 
her two sons. And they took them 
wives of the women of Moab ; the 
name of the one was Orpah, and the 
name of the other, Ruth; and they 
dwelled there about ten years. And 
Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of 
them ; and the woman was left of her 
two sons and her husband." Then 
Naomi determined to return to the 
land of Bethlehem. She therefore 
called her daughters-in-law to her, to 
bid them adieu before setting out on 
her return to the land of her nativity. 
Her daughters-in-law, being much at- 
tached to her, were inclined to go 
with her to Bethlehem, but when Na- 
omi showed them the advantages that 



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would accrue to them if they remained 
among their people, and the hardships 
they would have to endure if they 
went into a strange land, Orpah was 
persuaded, but Ruth clave unto her 
mother-in-law, and said : " Entreat me 
not to leave thee, nor to return from 
following after thee, for whither thou 
goest I will go, and where thou lodg- 
est I will lodge ; thy people shall be 
my people, and thy God my God. 
Where thou diest will I die, and there 
will I be buried; the Lord do so to 
me, and more also, if aught but death 
part thee and me." So Ruth went 
with her mother-in-law to Bethlehem. 
Ruth was of the first families of the 
tribe of Moab ; she had been reared 
in luxury ; she had only to command 
and her work was done. But now 
things were changed. When she re- 
solved to go with her mother-in-law, 
and cast her lot with the people of God, 



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she was compelled to forsake her 
home, her wealth and her friends, and 
had nothing left but her hands where- 
with to support herself. When Ruth 
and her companion arrived at Bethle- 
hem, they were destitute of all means 
of subsistence, and Naomi being old, 
the burthen of supporting both her- 
self and her mother-in-law devolved 
upon Ruth. She was a stranger in a 
strange land, and could procure no 
employment fitted to one in her con- 
dition in life, but was compelled to go 
into the harvest field — as it was then 
the time of harvest — and glean among 
the poorest and lowest class of the 
people for a support, Ruth was un- 
accustomed to such labor, and her 
strength was soon exhausted. Her 
companions, deeming her a trespasser 
upon their rights, reviled and insulted 
her. She became discouraged, and, 
with a heavy heart, determined to leave 



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the field. As she sat under the shade 
of a tree, resting and refreshing her- 
self for a few moments, previous to 
starting out on her return to her moth- 
er-in-law, Boaz, the owner of the field, 
approached her, and learning from 
her own lips the story of her trials 
and sufferings, and that she had not 
wherewith to provide for herself and 
her mother-in-law, encouraged her to 
persevere in her labors. He, ascer- 
taining that she was hungry, gave her 
parched corn, that being all he had 
about him that was fit for food, and 
ordered her to go where provision was 
prepared for the harvest hands, and 
eat of that. He privately directed the 
reapers to drop some of their handfuls 
of barley of purpose, and suffer her to 
glean among the sheaves, and reprove 
her not. Things now assumed a more 
favorable aspect. She had found fa- 
vor in the eyes of Boaz, and that was 



01 



a guaranty against further insult from 
her companions. She now gathered 
a plentiful supply of barley. God had 
provided for the disconsolate widow. 
She had trusted him, and he had re- 
warded her by inclining the heart of 
Boaz to favor her. Still greater bles- 
sings were in store for her. In time, 
Boaz extended his love to her who, in 
the beginning, had only attracted his 
sympathy, and she became the wife of 
this good man and Mason. 

Ladies, after having thus briefly 
given you the history of this Degree, 
that you may understand its nature 
and connection to Masonry, and the 
pure morality and religion taught in 
it, I express my willingness to confer 
it on you, if you wish to receive it. 
There is an obligation connected with 
it that all who receive the Degree are 
required to subscribe to, but I assure 
vou that this obligation contains noth- 



02 

ing which will in any manner conflict 
with the duties you owe to your Crea- 
tor or to your fellow-mortals ; but, on 
the contrary, will point out to you the 
manner in which you should discharge 
those duties, by rendering to God the 
thanks which are due him, and to 
your fellow-beings such assistance and 
encouragement as will enable them to 
discharge their duties and enjoy the 
pleasures of society. So many of you, 
Ladies and Brethren, as are willing to 
take this obligation will manifest the 
same by rising to your feet. Here 
administer the obligation. * * 

The sign of this Degree is made in 
the following manner : * * * * 
When a Master Mason sees this sign, 
he will approach the lady making it, 
and ask her a question, which will 
lead to the following questions and 
answers: ******** 

There is another mode of recogni- 



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tion, which is accomplished by means 
of the signet, as found in this work. 
The lady who has received this Degree, 
should, before starting out upon a 
journey, prepare herself with a signet, 
which may be engraved on a medal, 
or stamped or worked on a badge or 
handkerchief. Being thus prepared 
with her working tools, and needing 
assistance, she may make the acquain- 
tance of a Master Mason by exposing 
the signet in such a manner as to at- 
tract the attention of those by whom 
she is surrounded. It will not be ex- 
posed to view long before some Mas- 
ter Mason will observe it, approach 
the lady, and ask a certain question, 
which will lead to the following ques- 
tions and answers :*•.*'_*.** 
These questions having been properly 
asked and answered, there can be no 
doubt remaining in the mind of either 
as to the other's Masonic claims. 



HEROINES OF JERICHO. 

The design of the Adoptive Degrees 
of Masonry, is to place in the hands of 
the ladies themselves the means by 
which they will be enabled to make 
known, at any and all times, their re- 
lationship to the institution, and there- 
by secure that sympathy and protec- 
tion which the fraternity extends to 
them. There is also another object 
accomplished by these Degrees. — 
They encourage sociability, and create 
an intimacy between the Mason's fam- 
ily and the organization, which could 
not otherwise be attained. By the 
ancient Landmarks, females are ex- 



95 . 

eluded from membership in the Sym- 
bolic Degrees of Masonry; but there 
is also another Landmark which pro- 
vides for the protection of the Mason's 
wife, widow, sister and daughter. 
This Landmark is as unchangable in 
its nature as the other, and that pro- 
tection and sympathy is always ren- 
dered by the fraternity, whenever ap- 
plied to by ladies thus related to us. 
The only difficulty in such cases, is to 
know without doubt that we are not 
being imposed upon, when applied to 
by persons claiming to be thus related 
to us. 

Masons are not exclusive in their 
bestowal of alms, and many times 
have persons who have no claims 
upon the fraternity, been relieved and 
their hearts made glad, by the benev- 
olence of Masons and Masonic bodies. 
But notwithstanding, it always affords 
us much pleasure to relieve the dis- 



9C 

tressed, whoever they may be, yet our 
means are not unlimited, and it is our 
duty first to provide for our own 
household, and after they are made 
comfortable, to extend our charity to 
all, or to as many as it is within our 
power to relieve. But we owe a sa- 
cred duty to the families of Masons, 
and by means of the Adoptive De- 
grees of Masonry, we propose to place 
in the hands of such persons an unfail- 
ing means by which they can, in the 
absence of all other evidence, satisfy 
Masons everywhere that they ar<j the 
persons whom Ave have promised, in 
the most sacred manner, to protect, 
cherish and support. 

By means of these Degrees, we are 
also enabled to explain to ladies more 
fully and clearly than we could other- 
wise do, Jieir true relationship to the 
Order, the good accomplished by the 
organization, the morality of its teach- 



iugs, and the fostering care and pro- 
tection thrown around them ; and, by 
so doing, secure their sympathy and 
encouragement. We here explain to 
them that it is as much for their good 
as for ours, that we are doing the 
Masonic work; and that the knowl- 
edge of this principle of Masonry — the 
protection extended to the Mason's 
family by the Lodge as a body, and 
by the members of the organization — 
animates and encourages the Brother 
to keep up his membership in his 
Lodge, as much as the pleasure of 
meeting and associating with the good 
men and true who compose the body 
of the Lodge. The fact that the Ma- 
son knows that if, by some freak of 
fortune, he should be rendered penni- 
less and homeless — if he she "'d be cut 
down in the prime of life, leaving a 
helpless family not provided with the 
means of subsistence — the Lodge will 



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supply their necessities and sympa- 
thize with them in their misfortunes, 
animates him to a faithful observance 
of his Masonic duties. 

Notwithstanding thousands of wid- 
ows have been relieved, and are now 
being relieved, aided, encouraged and 
supported by the fraternity in all parts 
of the world, yet we hear comparative- 
ly little of Masonic benevolence. This 
is because Masons are not in the habit 
of publishing to the world their good 
deeds ; they bestow alms in secret, and 
let not the right hand know what the 
left hand doeth. They prefer the ap- 
probation of a good conscience^ to the 
applause of the wordly-minded, and 
therefore do their deeds of charity in 
silence, and the world knows not there- 
of. Nor would I here explain them to 
you, nor speak of these acts of Masonic 
beneficence, only to show you in what 
esteem you are held by the Order, 



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There is in connection with ail De- 
grees in Masonry, an obligation, and 
as we progress in the Order and attain 
to the higher Degrees, those obliga- 
tions contain more conditions, and 
require us to bind ourselves more sol- 
emnly to the faithful performance of 
our duty. In those Degrees conferred 
on you by virtue of your relationship 
to Master Masons, you were required 
to take an obligation in common with 
Master Masons, their wives, widows, 
sisters and daughters; but this De- 
gree is conferred only on Royal Arch 
Masons, their wives and widows, and 
in this you will be bound under the 
most solemn injunctions, to extend 
that unselfish charity which should 
distinguish all who have been exalted 
to this honorable Degree. This obli- 
gation enjoins nothing but what is 
good, charitable and benevolent; it 
prohibits nothing but intolerance, ar- 



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rogance and crime ; and, like all other 
obligations of Masonry, it is enduring 
in its nature ; when once taken, it be- 
comes a part of us, and we can never 
be released from the performance of 
its conditions. Those of you, ladies 
and Companions, who are willing to 
subscribe to the conditions of this ob- 
ligation, will signify the same by rising 
to your feet, and if any are unwilling 
to take so solemn an obligation, they 
will have the goodness to retire from 
the room. \Here administer the obli- 
gation.'] 

Listen now to this lesson : [JReads 
the II Chapter of Joshua.] The sign 
of this Degree is made in the follow- 
ing manner: -, and alludes to 

the manner in which Ruth let the spies 
down from the w^all. This sign will 
be answered by the Royal Arch Ma- 
son who recognizes it, by approaching 



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the lady and addressing to her the 
following language : * * * * 

There is another mode of recogni- 
tion by means of the signet, which the 
lady who has received the Degree 
should carry with her. It is as fol- 
lows : The lady will exhibit the signet; 
a Royal Arch Mason, who observes it, 
will approach her and ask the follow- 
ing questions : ***** * 
These questions and answers having 
been properly made, the examination 
is complete, and the evidence of their 
Masonic qualifications conclusive. 



GOOD SAMARITAN. 

This Degree, like that of the Hero- 
ines of Jericho, is confined to Royal 
Arch Masons, their wives and widows, 
and cannot be conferred in any Chap- 
ter without the consent of the High 
Priest. To confer this Degree prop- 
erly, the Chapter should be prepared 
in the same manner as when confer- 
ring the Royal Arch Degree. The 
High Priest, or the person officiating 
as such, should occupy his proper seat 
in the Chapter, and be clothed in his 
official costume. When the hour for 
conferring the Degree has arrived, the 
ladies and companions present are 
introduced to the presiding officer by 



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the principal sojourner, in the follow- 
ing language : 

Most Excellent: I present you 
my worthy companions, Royal Arch 
Masons, their wives and widows, whom 
I know to be such, for the purpose of 
receiving the mysteries of the Good 
Samaritan Degree. I vouch for them 
as being worthy and well qualified, 
and recommend that the honor be 
conferred upon them. 

Most Excellent then calls up the 
Chapter, and says : Let us pray. 

PRAYER. 

Our Father which art in heaven, hal- 
lowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, 
thy will be done on earth as it is in heav- 
en ; give us this day our daily bread, 
and forgive us our trespasses as we 
forgive those that trespass against us, 
and lead us not into temptation, but 
deliver us from evil ; for thine is the 



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kingdom, the power, and the glory, 
for ever and ever. Amen. So mote 
it be. 

After the prayer is concluded, the 
Most Excellent will say: Listen to 
this lesson for thy instruction. The 
MosiJSxcellentwill then read a portion 
of the JC Chapter of Luke, as follows: 
"A certain man went down from Jerusa- 
lem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, 
Avho stripped him of his raiment, and 
wounded him, and departed, leaving 
him half dead. And by chance there 
came down a certain priest that way; 
and when he saw him, he passed by 
on the other side. And likewise a 
Levite, when he was at the place, 
came and looked on him, and passed 
by on the other side. But a certain 
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came 
where he was, and when he saw him 
he had compassion on him, and went to 
him, and bound up his wounds, pour- 



105 

m<y in oil and wine, and set him on 
his own beast, and brought him to an 
inn, and took care of him. And on 
the morrow, when he departed, he 
took out two pence and gave them to 
the host, and said to him, Take care 
of him, and whatsoever thou spendest 
more, when I come again I will repay 
thee." 

The Most excellent will then ask: 
Which now of these three, thinkest 
thou, was neighbor to him that fell 
among thieves ? 

The Companions answer: He that 
showed mercy on him. 

Most Excellent then says : Go thou 
and do likewise. 

Ladies : It has been alleged by the 
enemies of Masonry, that although the 
organization might, at one time, have 
accomplished good in the world, yet 
that time has passed, and its longer per- 
petuation is a fraud upon community. 



106 

They admit that during the Middle 
Ages of Europe, Masonry did much 
to perpetuate the sciences, soften the 
rigors of war, extend charity to the 
needy, and alleviate the sufferings of 
humanity, but allege that now the 
church is able and willing to do all 
this, and that Masonry has no longer 
a field in which to do good. Let us 
look at this statement for a moment. 
There are thousands of instances upon 
record, where a single Lodge has pro- 
vided a home for the widow of a 
deceased Mason, reared up and edu- 
cated his children and fitted them for 
honorable positions in society, thus 
making glad the heart of the widow 
and drying the tears of the orphan. 
For long and weary years have they 
extended this fostering care, nor did 
they grow weary or falter in the work 
they had so nobly begun, until they 
beheld the widow, who came to them 



107 

in poverty and want, living in ease andi 
comfort, and the little children T who 
were destitute and helpless, were 
grown up men and women, prepared 
for future usefulness. And from their 
grateful hearts will daily ascend to the 
Great Giver of all good and perfect 
gifts, prayers for the perpetuation of 
Masonry and blessings on onv well- 
meant endeavors. When w r e take 
into consideration the excellent tenets 
of Masonry, the morality taught by it, 
the charity extended and relief afford- 
ed to suffering humanity, "we may 
readily conclude that the time to aban- 
don her organization has not yet come. 
For while there is the widow's wail to 
hush and the orphan's tear to dry, the 
disconsolate to comfort, the distressed 
of every kind to relieve, Masonry will 
have enough to do to justify the con- 
tinuance of her organization, and de- 
mand the exercise of all her energies. 



108 

Then while we have the evidence of 
the fruits of her labor, the prayers of 
the widow and orphan continually as- 
cending to the GREAT I AM, from 
all parts of our afflicted earth, for bles- 
sing on our w r ell-meant efforts in alle- 
viating the distress to which mankind 
is heir, we may, regardless of the 
scoffs of the envious or the anathemas 
of the bigot, go on in our mission of 
love and mercy to an afflicted world. 
In the lesson I have read in your 
hearing, is described an example of 
pure, unselfish charity, worthy the im- 
itation of all who have been exalted 
to this honorable Degree. We are 
taught by the Holy Bible — that First 
Great light in Masonry — -to u Love the 
Lord thy God w r ith thy heart, and with 
all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and 
with all thy strength, and thy neighbor 
as thyself." We are also taught that 
our neighbor, in the sense of the teach- 



109 

ings of our Savior, embraces the whole 
human family ; that it is our duty to 
regard the whole human race as one 
family, who are to aid, support and 
protect each other; to relieve the dis- 
tressed wherever we may find them ; 
to sympathize with their misfortunes, 
and to restore peace to their minds. 
We are admonished that every human 
being has a claim on our kind offices, 
and exhorted to do good unto all, but 
to remember it more especially to the 
household of the faithful. As a pat- 
tern for imitation, consider the Good 
Samaritan, who stopped at the way- 
side to relieve the distressed; who 
walked that a stranger might ride his 
beast ; who, with his ovyn money, paid 
others for providing for the wants of 
the distressed. Bear in mind that the 
suffering everywhere are your neigh- 
bors ; remember the example of the 



110 

Good Samaritan, and u go thou and 
do likewise." 

Ladies : There is in connection with 
this Degree, an obligation, which is 
more binding than any you have here- 
tofore taken — an obligation which re- 
quires greater sacrifices on your part 
for the good of your neighbor. It en- 
joins upon you to be constant in well- 
doing, and to relieve the distressed 
everywhere. It prohibits nothing but 
what is evil and uncharitable. In 
short, it contains nothing which will 
conflict with the duties you owe to 
your God, your neighbor or yourself. 
With this assurance on my part, I ask 
you, are you willing to take such an 
obligation as all Companions and sis- 
ters of the Good Samaritan Degree 
have taken before you ? If so, you 
will assemble around the altar for the 
purpose of receiving the obligation, 
and if any are unwilling thus to obli- 



Ill 

gate themselves, they will withdraw 
from the room. 

Here administer the obligation. 

* * * * * * 

I will now explain to you the signet 
of this Degree. The signet is then 

explained, as follows : 

* * * * * * 

Ladies and Companions: This sig- 
net you should always carry with you, 
that you may avail yourselves of the 
protection guaranteed to its possessor. 
You are bound by the sacred obliga- 
tion you have just made, to go to the 
relief of the Companion or sister Good 
Samaritan who may send you this sig- 
net, at any and all times, unless you 
have grief more sacred at home. And 
if you have grief more sacred at home, 
that you will return the signet with 
the * * * that the person in dis- 
tress may seek relief from others. 
May you ever remember this promise, 



112 

and always act as becomes a person 
who has received this honorable De- 
gree. Whenever you see a person in 
distress, think of him who fell among 
thieves, remember the part acted by 
the Good Samaritan, and go thou and 
do likewise. 

You will now repair to the ante- 
room, and await my further will and 
pleasure. 

All who have not heretofore received 
the Degree, will now repair to the ante- 
room, and the Chapter will bejorepared 
for their reception into the ritualistic 
portion of the Degree. This prepara- 
tion is made by having the Chapter 
prepared as if the Royal Arch Degree 
was about to be conferred. Also let a 
curtain be extended so as to form an 
apartment, about four feet wide, along 
the north side of the Chapter. In 
this apartment should be a table spread 
with refreshment. Everything being 



1 i:; 

thus prepared, two of the ladies are 
admitted, and the Most Excellent ad- 
dresses them as follows-. 

Ladies : I neglected to instruct you 
in the manner of making the sign of 
this Degree, by means of which you 
will be enabled to make the acquaint- 
ance of Royal Arch Masons whenever 
occasion may require. I will now ex- 
plain it to you, and also the manner in 
which it will be answered by the 
Companion recognizing it. * * * 
This sign will be responded to by the 
Royal Arch Mason who recognizes it, 
by * * * * * * and 
alludes to the manner in which Lot's 
wife looked back upon the pleasures 

of Sodom and Gomorrah. 

* * ****** 

* . f K any need your assist- 
ance, render it without delay. If we 
waste a moment by the wayside, the 
cordial raav come too late. Amidst 



114 



the pleasures and frivolities of life, we 

may be frequently tempted to turn 
aside from the path of our duty, or de- 
lay in the execution of our errands of 
mercy, and only awake to a realizing 
sense of our folly when it is too late 
to repair the evil we have done. While 
we are feasting and rioting in luxury, 
our poor neighbor may be expiring in 
want and wretchedness, and his last 
moments rendered bitter by the reflec- 
tion that he is forsaken even by those 
to whom he had a right to look for 
assistance and protection. Be ever 
active in the discharge of your duty, 
and let no motive draw you aside 
from the straight and narrow path. 
When charity is demanded of you, 
and you have no grief more sacred at 
home, suffer not yourselves to be 
tempted from the line of your duty, 
but render that charity prompt and 
decisive, which should be the peculiar 



115 

characteristic of every Good Samari- 
tan. 



See the bleeding traveler lie- 
Priest and Levite pass him by, 
Alas ! too late the cordial bring, 
Lo hie requiem now we sing. 



EASTERN STAR. 

7T 20s 3o U 2D 8i 3m 28b 3t la lv 
7o 4h 28b 33t 3o 7i 18c 14b 7t 21t 16a 
17f, 16a 3r 6i 28s 29a 26t 21c 7t 2f, 6a 
la 19m 131 7t lv 7o 4h; 2r 6i la 5s 
23t 29a 6b, 131 6i 7a 29a 6b, 2r 6i la 
lit 23t, 16a 6a la 20m 5p 16t 6i 8o 7t 
7h 26t 7t lb 3o 7t 6n 16h 6i llf 2i 7t 
3h.— 7T 3p 8i " 9A 25m 2d." 7T 20s 
3o 19R 8i 3m 28b 16h 7t 3h, 9c, 2i 24f 
3o 7t 20b, 7t 5e 12p 8a 7t 24s; 6s, 22c 
7t 26a 7u 7t 24b, 7t 51 25a 5o 7t lOo, 
2i 36s Ia7m6t 7t 9c 3h I7w4b 4a 21f 
3i 12b 7t 18s; 13t, 32t 7t 18e 8u. 7T 
3p 8i " 13W 8i 12t?" 7T 20s 3o 12E 
Si 3m 28b 13p 7t lor 2h, 2p lid, In 



Ill 



7t 7h; 6s, lip 6i 7u 7t 51 17s; 13t, 16t 
6i 9o 2i 24f 3o 7t lOp; 7t 2h 9\v 18t 
9o 2i 24f 3o 7t lOp 16s 4b 4a 81 20\v 7t 
18e. 7T 3p 8i U 7W 18w 14t ?" 7T 
20s 3o 8M 8i 3m 28b 13p 7t 21t 16a 
I7f 27t 2i 36s la 7m 29a 26t 18f la 
30t; 6s, 2r 7t 30t 20t 19f la 91 3a 7t 
2f; 13t, 32t 7t 18e 8u 16a 101 I5t 7t 
30t, 7T 3p 8i " 11B 14t 12t?" 7T 20s 
3o 6E 8i 3m 28b 23c 7t 26a 7u 7t 24b, 
7t 51 25a 5o 7t lOo, 7t lop 3o 7t 13f 
llr 7u 7t 18s; 6s, 32t 7t 18e 8u. 7T 
3p 8i a llL 6o 19a." 

7T 14f 16b 5o lp 31 27a lOf 20W 71 
15f 23w : 12f,"7t 7m 3o 9h 4d":5s lob, 
"7t 7m 3o 9h33s lie 6b 19B 26t 19s 
12h 7t I7e 3o 9h 6g": lit 15b, "It 7m 
3o 9h 5m 9h 21a 26t 7t Ik 2i 7b 3o 9h 
6p :" 22f 15b, " 7t 7m 2i lOw 13s 17m 
9h 3S 5o 13h 14r 26t 13B 6a 7t 4d 3o 
9h 27b:" 9f 15b, u 7t 7m 3o 9h 4d lOw 
3w 6t 3o 7t 220." 7T 12c 18b 8i 24a 
26t U 2D 16a 10a 26t 7t 6c 18k 3o 7t 



118 

23m 15a 14w 4c 13s 7s llh llw 13s 
3w 16p llh 16f 9h 5t 6f. 7T 7e 8i 7t 
38s, 6t 10b 7t 5i 28b lOw 13s 3w 27s. 

7T 12c 2y 8i 24a 26t 19R 5 6t 10b 

7t 12c 3o 7t 16r 8g 2i 7t 3b 8f 3o 19B 
8w 13s 5w 5g. 7T 7e 8i 7t 14s, 6t 10b 

20f 2i 7t 3b 8f 3o 19B. -7T 12c 12w 

8i 24a 26t 12E 6t 10b 7t 12c 3o 7t lq 
I7r 13s 24w 9w 13s lOe 7t l7p 3o 7t 
Ik. 7T 8e 27a 7t 24c 16a 4s 8t 10b 8e 
3o 18r.— 7T 12c 9g 8i 24a 26t 8M 
16a 10a 26t 7t 18m 12r 3o 9h 27b 4L, 
7t 7e 8i 7t 26b lie 16a 10a 26t 13h 5u 

4d. -7T 12c 5r 8i 24a 26t 6E 16a 8i 

9e 3o 7t 17b 13s 15s 7u 7t 22c, 7t 7e 
8i 7t 2j 3h 16a 8i 34t 3o 9h 22b 

15h. 

9W la 21 8c 26t 6h 2t 12t 7d 16a 5h 
3g 6o 7o 22m 3o 7t 26s la 10m 14m 
14e 9h 2i 7t 15f 7m. a 27A 3y la 25s 
3o 7t 3e 34s?" 13S 18a, " 4W 6h 9s 
13h 34s 2i 7t 2e." " 16F 7w 2c 3y 
lOh?" "16A 27a 13c 26t 26w 12h." 



119 



U 6H 3y7tlc22w?" "Il6h." "17W 
3y lg 6i 26t 15m?" " ll I7\v 20w 5y 
31a." "5B." "4N 3y 5b." "5B 
ay." 7T 21 16a 10m 17\v 85t lg 7t 71 

3o 7t 22w of 12a, 7t 21 2g 7t 12f, lit 
16a 9f 71 16a 22p 7t 22vv. " oil 6t 22w 
20a 23s?" "6loh33t; 12f,6t6i27w 
4b of 26t 7t 7c 3o 20a 21 16f 31t 13w 
16s 9d 7t 8s 3o 12t 7d 2u; 5s, le 3o 
7t 71 3o 12t 22vr 32s 16f 6o 7o 22m 
23w, 10\v 23w 4m 7t lc 21m." " 6H 
3y 7t lc 21m?" " ll 6h." "17W3y 
lg 6i 26t 15m?" "II 17w 20w 5y 
31a." "5B." "4N 3y 5b." " 5B 
3y." 7T lc 21m 8i " 3F 15a 4t 16a 
13a 121;" 16a 8i 3g 28b 7t 21 16a 10m 
le 4g 1 3e 32a 22w, 7t 21 4g 7t 1 2f 22w. 
7T 16b 5o lp 68, 69, 70, 27a lOf 
20 w 7t 15f 23 w: " 3F 15a 4t 16a 13a 
121." 



MASON'S DAUGHTER. 



3L 3y 16a le 3o 3y 2i It 17p 3o llA 
7G 16a 9t 19w 14p 7t Is 14h 3o la 
21w, 16a 3y 25m 25b 7t Is 14h 3o la 
13m 10m 26t 7t 4f 8p 3o 7t 16c 3o 
7t 15f 2o. 

6T 3y 17w 12n 4b 18p 9n 30a 2i 17c 
12t 7d 5o 20a 6m 12n 11m 3k 26t 3y 
26t 4b la 13m 10m, 9n 5o 20a 21 12n 
2v 16f 28b la 13m 10m 29a 10b 7t 
16w, 15w, 25s 7o 2d 3o la 13m 10m. 
25F, 6t 3y I7w 7r 7t 7n 3o la 27b 7o 
25s 3o 12t 7d, 8t 22a 26t 3y 29a 36s 
16a 3y 6d 7^t 25w, 29a 4jf 29a lOt 7n 
14m 13r 16a 5y 2a 9p. 25F, 6t 3y 
I7w 12n 31s lOd 3o la 25w 27b 7o 25s 
3o 12t 7d 8b lOt lb, 29b l7w lg 7|t 
12d 16a 25t lOn 6t 8t 14m 2w llo 23a 
Id. 91, 31 16a 25b, 3y 20t lo 4y, 3u 
7t 29s 16c 6b 3n, 3y 17w 22s 7t 2s 28b 
3r 5v 15r 2h. 



121 



7T 7m 3o 5m 7t 20s 3o 12t 7d 8i 28b 
16h 7t 51 25a 6u 26t 7t lOp 29a 9i 3c 
30s 14b 6i 16a 7t 20b, 16a I7t 7t 15r 
2h 9o 23f 7t 20b 19t 24t. 61 10a 26t 
7t 7m 2i lOw 7t 24m 35s 23b 2i 7t 4p 
3o 12o 3S. 7T lOr 8i, " 7F 12n 2d 3o 
1Z 9b 22t Ik 14c." 

7T —15b 5o lp 83 8i lOf 20w 7t 
15f 12w 17H 17 H 17H. 7T 15e 28b 
7t 21s 8i 29a 26f : 7T 10m I7w 33a 
16a 7t 21 I7w 17a 7t 15f 3q. " 7W 8i 
6t?" "lA2b." "7W8i 6t 2i 7t 5c?" 
" 6T 8i la 26m." " 17W 3y 9d 6i?" 
" 8N, 6i 12s 8r la 26m." " 7W 8i 6t 
28a 7t 21b ?" " 1 A 21m." " 17W 3y 
Ig 15m 6t?" " II I7w 20w 5j 31a." 
" 5B." « 4N 3y 5b." " 5B 3y." 7T 
21 I7w 21p 7t 22w 9r 28b 7t 61 If lOw 
8i " 7f " 7T 10m I7w 21p 7t 22w 

9r 28b 7t 61 In lOw 8i " 12n." 7T 21 
I7w 21 p 7t lit 22w, 7t 10m 7t 22f 
22w, 16a 28s 5o 4u 7t 21m 8i 15c. — 
7T 21m 8i " 7F 12n 2d 3o lZ 9b 22t 
Ik 14c." " 17W 3y lln 4i 15m 7w 6t 
8i 2i 7t 5c?" a 6T 8i 25m 2n."— 
" 17W 3y lg 6i 26t 15m ?" u ll I7w 
20w 5y 31a," U 5B." " 4N 3y 5b." 
« 5B 3y." 7T 21 I7w 21p 7t 61 w lA," 



122 



7t 10m 7t 61 " lM," 7t 21 7t 61 " lR," 
7t 10m 7t 61 " lY," 7t 21 I7w 35t 21p 

7t 39s 2m, 16a 7t 10m 7t 39s 20r, 7t 21 
I7w 35t 21p 7t 22w 9M. 



KINDRED DEGREE. 



7T 2o 8i 7t 2s 29a 2i 7t lOpl 2D. 
7T 5s 15b 5o Ip 92 8i lOf 29a 26f : 
28b 16h 7t lor 2h 2i 24f 3o 7t 20b 7t 
2p 6w 29a 9i 3y 6w 16h 30s 2i 6i. 

7T lit 15b 5o Ip 92 8i lOf 20w 7t 
15f 3q 16a 18a. " 27A 3y 6o 3o 7t 
2k?" "7P." "27A 3y 2i lw." " 61 
14m 4b." "7W 8i 5y 2n?" U 25M 

2n 8i 19R." " 25M 2n 8i 19B." ■ 

91 7t 20s 20c 12n 4b 9s 7t 21 14m 16e. 
u 40 6t 25m 3d 2k 6w 5n," lOw 17w 
4b 34a 7t 2s 29a 7t 20s 8i 34a. 

7T 15b 5o lp 93 8i lOf 29a 26f. 
7T 10m I7w 33a " 7W 8i 6t?" 7T 
21 17w 17a " 1A 2b." " 7W 8i 6t 28a 
7t21b?" "lA21m." "l7W3ylg 
6t 26t 15m?" " II 17w 20w 5y 31a." 



123 

"5B." "4N 3y5b." "5B3y." 7T 
21 17w 21p 71 22w 9r 28b 7t 61 1A, 
lOw 8i "16a." 7T 10m 7t 22w 9r 
28b 7t 61 1H lOw 8i " 19H." 7T 21 
I7w 21p 7t lit 22w, 7t 10m 7t 22f, 
16a 28s oo 4u 7t 21m 8i 15c. 7T 21m 
8i " 16A 19h 4r 9h 24p 19c 16a 13s 8d 
4e." " 7W 8i 6t 2i 7t oc ?" " 6T 8i 
25m 2n." " l7w 3y lg 6i 26t 15m?" 
" II I7w 20w 5j 31a." " 5B." " 4N 
3y 5b." " 5B 3y." 7T 21 llw 21p 7t 
12f 61 3o 7t 22w " 19R." 7T 10m 7t 
5s, 7t 21 7t lit, 7t 10m 7t 22f, 7t 21 
I7w 35t 21p 7t 22w " 19R." 



HEROINES OF JERICHO 



6T lo 3o lot 3d 13i 6t 6s 25a 4i 6t 
7G 5S 8e 5t 3p 8r 22t 6t 23s 14a 6t 

5p. 6T 13b oo lp 100 13i 6f 

25a 9f 20b 22hla 10s 6h 20b 6o 3o 12i 
21c 4i 6t 20m 14a 25p 6t 5h 9d 6t 6h 
6o 4a 6t 12o 18t 7o 17f 21t. 6T 13b 
5o lp 101 13i 6f 25a 9f: "llliai 
Id." 6T 11 l$w 15r, "ION" 28s Id 



124 



19b 11 lc 14s." "5W lc 2yl4s?" 
"lA 10s 19c" "1C 2y 26t Hi?" 
"Ill 7h 9s 17m 131 14a 17m 21h." 
"7H Hi la In?" "Ill 7h" " 3A 
14a 3g Hi." 6T 11 13w 9t 3a 14a 12p 
14h 23r 4h 5o 6t 61 18s 3o 6t 7m 14a 
7s "17M 131." 6T 7m 13w 9t 12p 
18h 23r 4h 5o 14h 6l 18s 14a 7s, "11F 
4y." 17S 13w 9t 12p 14h 61 4h 5o 
18h 23r 18s 14a 7s " 81 ly 6u 10n."— 
9H 13w 9t 12p 18h 61 4h 5o 14h 23r 
18s 14a 7s "15T 8o 18b." 

6T 13b 5o lp 101 13i 6f 14w 6t 
10flql4al6a: "5Wl3i5t?" " 1A 
2b." "5W 13i5t 19a 6t 15b?" " 1 A 
14m." "13W 2y 3g Hi 22t 8m?" 
" II 13w 14w 3y 27a." "5B." " 13N 
2y 5b." " 5B 2y." 6T ll 13w 9t 23p 
6t I7w 16r 20b 6t 91 lb, 8w 13i "20B." 
6T 7m 13w 23p 6t l7w 16r 20b 6t 91 
IF 8w 13i «2F." 6T ll 6t 8n I7w, 
" 3R" 6T 7m 6t 8n, 14a 28s 5o 3u 6t 
14ml3il4c. 6T 14m 13i " 20B 2F 
2R 10P ION 14W 17T 5T 7B 10K" 
" 5W 13i 5t 19a 6t 12h ?" 6T ll 13w 
15r: "17M 131." 6T 7m 15w 7s: 
"HF4y." 6T 11 9t 8s: " 81 ly 6u 
10m" 6T 7m 13w 15r: " 15T 8o 
18b." 6T 7m 13w 9t 26a, "5W 13i 



125 

5t 4i 6t 50?" "5T 13i 17m In."— 
"13W 2y 3g Hi 22t 8m?" " ll 13w 
14w 3y 27a." " oB " " 13N 2y 5b." 
"5B 2y," 6T ll 13w 9t 3g 6t 91 
" 1R," 6t 7m 6t 91 " 1 A," 6t ll 6t 91 
¥ 1H," 6t 7m 6t 91 " lA," 6t ll 6t 91 
" IB ;" 6t 11 13w 9t 7s " 2R," 6T 7m 
13w 7s "2H;" 6t ll 13w 9t 23p 6t 
I7w U 3R." 



GOOD SAMARITAN. 

6T lo 13i25a 9f. ll lA. IB., 3o 
17m lOo 14f 13w 14a 2a 4i 6t 18p 3o 
9A 6G, ISh 19h llA, 44a 12t 16w, 8d 
15h 14a 16h 12m 29s 22p 14a 41s, 5t 
ll law 8a 3b 7e 15c 14a 7n 20r 6t 12s 
3o lot 3d 22t 12a 8p 8e Hi 3b 22t la 
9m 3o lot 3d ; 14a 5t ll 13w l'On 3b 
16p 24a 6t 16c 3o lot 3d 5o 12a 8p 9b 
6t 6d 3o la 2oR 7m, 18h 12w 7o llw, 
9n 7p 6t 6s 22t 3b lOd 8i 15w 17m 15p 
22t 19p Hi. ll 8d 16f 22p 14a 41s 5t 
ll 13'.v ].ri Ha 2o 22s 14.1 40s 3o lot 



126 



3d ; 14a 5t 6w ll 16s 7r 6t 23s 3o 9g, 
ll 13w 4g 22t 61 9r 3o 6t 8p 4i 9g 2u 
lOt 16s 3b 9g lira 2s 24a 20h. llB 
18m In 61 5p 3o 6b 27t 9i la lip 3o 
4s. 12R20L12W. 

6T 23s 13i lie 25a 9f: 6T 23s 13i 
6r 18t 21t 15f 23r 22t 61. 6T 31 101 4i 
6t 9c 17a 6t 5i 101 3o 6t lOf l8w.— 
" 14L 30 6T 15S 19W 61 13P 9E .»— 
12T 101 17a 7a 6r 4i 17c 14w I7t 4i 6t 
27s 26c 22t 6t 23r 3o 7t, 25a 9f: 
" 21L 16t 19t 6n ?" " 80 6n 25a 9o.» 
u 10T 13i 19m 4i 19t 18w » " 30S Hi 
81 16t 2c." "5W8ill3c." "3l22t 
8m 6t 39s 14a ll 13w 3g Hi 7u." 
' l 15F 5w 12n 3o 18w 13i 6t 39s 5d ?" 
"3E 18vv 14a 5f 101" 6T 31 101 7a 
34s, "20L 12W." 6T 101 lG IS 4i 6t 
5c 17a 7a 22r 14a 6r " 23S 3o 9G." 
6W 2y 7r 15t 23s 3o 9g, 2y 17a 16b 
22t 4g"22t 6t 9r 3o 6t 8p 13s Hi, 2a 
lOt 13i 9g llm 2s 24a 20h, 4i 8w 4c 2y 
13w 21r 6t 101 20b 20w la 9l lG 14w 
la 6p lu 6t 91 IS 14a la 91 IS lu 6t 91 
1G 14a 19r 6t 23s 22t 6t 8p 13s Hi. 

6T 21s 3o 15t 3d 13i Ira 20b 3t la 
6h 4i 6t 23r 4h 20b 60 3o 12i 21c 14a 
42s Hi 19a 61 lOh 18t 21t, le 20t 111 
Hi 3f 8<r Ho 6t 23r 4e, 14a 18r la 



127 



10m 4i 5t Up. 6T 15a 22t 15t 21s 13i 
lm 20b 13p 6t 18a 6a 6t 5h 18r 5a 6t 
19s, 14a 191 24a 6t ll 3m 6t 21s. 

4A 6t 21s 7h 4b lie la 13c 22a 6t 
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ADOPTIVE MASONRY. 



By G. W. BROWN. M. A. 



A S N A K B H : 
PRKSS Ol' UK. A. W. C11ASK .MAIN STRKET, 



Signets of Adoptive Masonry. 

The Signets of the Eastern Star, Mason's Daughter, 
Kindrad Degree, Good Samaritan, and Heroines oi' 
Jericho, lithographed on enameled cards, about three 
by lis inches, will be sent, post paid, to ail who may 
delsre to procure them, Tor fifteen cents each, or fifty 
cents for five cards, to one address. 

The Signetrj of either of the the Degrees given in 
i iii — hook, stamped on a fine quality of silk ribbon. 
making a beautiful badge, about one-fifth of a yard in 
length, tor each of the Degrees, will he sent to all who 
may desire them, for twenty-five cents each, or one 
dollar Ibr five badges, sent to one address. 

A beautifully -colored Lithograph Engraving of the 
Eastern star, about 14x18 inches, suitable for train 
ing, will be sent, post paid, to any part of the United 
Mate?*, for fifty cents, or for four dollars per dozen. 
This Engraving or Signet of the Eastern star, haa 
been prepared with a view to assist the memory in 
retaining a knowledge of the Degree, and is a certifi- 
cate of the lad\ 's connection with the Order. No lady 
who has received the Decree, and no Mason who 
desires to confer the Degree, should be without it. 
Address a. W. BROWN. 

Box 70*2. Ann Arbor. Mich. 

A WEBB MONITOR, 

being a reprint of his edition of 1808. containing all 
of the Monitorial instructions in Blue Lodge Masonry : 
alSQ the Funeral Service, the Dedicatory Service. In- 
[8*t third page of cover.] 



eiallation Service, and Order ui Public Processions, a« 

arranged by that Great Light in Masonry, and to 
which is added four other Chapters, giving: The 
Ancient Landmarks of the Order. The Rules of Order 
Governing Masonic Bodies. The Duties and Preroga- . 
fives of the Officers of Subordinate Lodges, and about 
twenty pages of Notes, giving much useful and valu- 
able information on mooted questions of Masonic 
Jurisprudence, will be sent, post paid, on the receipt 
of seventy -five cents. This Monitor is bound in flne- 
iy-embo*sed cover*, and contains 192 pages. 



THE LADIES' FRIEND 

Will be sent to all who desire it for fifty cents. All 
Master Masons ordering the Ladies' Friend, will be 
entitled to the private instructions by sending evi- 
dence of their connection to the Order, and a stamped 
envelop, addressed to themselves, in which to send 
them. All Royal Arch Masons will, upon the same 
condition, be entitled to the instruction in the Good 
Samaritan and Heroines of Jericho, in addition to 
what is seut to Master Masons. 

When the book is ordered through the mail, lour 
cents additional must be sent for postage. 

Any person sending an order for ten copies of the 
Ladies' Fkiend. will receive an extra copy for his 
trouble; for twenty copies, a Ladies' Fkiend and 
Monitor extra. 

Address G. W. BROWN, 

Box 783, Ann Arbor. Mich 



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